Questions & Answers about Η επιστήμη αλλάζει τη ζωή μας.
What does each word in Η επιστήμη αλλάζει τη ζωή μας do?
Here is the sentence broken down:
- Η = the (feminine singular article, nominative)
- επιστήμη = science
- αλλάζει = changes / is changing
- τη = the (feminine singular article, accusative; short form of την)
- ζωή = life
- μας = our
So grammatically, it is:
- Η επιστήμη = the subject, science
- αλλάζει = the verb, changes
- τη ζωή μας = the object, our life
Why is there an article before επιστήμη? Why not just say επιστήμη αλλάζει τη ζωή μας?
Greek very often uses the definite article more than English does.
So Η επιστήμη literally means the science, but in natural English it is usually just translated as science.
In Greek, using the article with abstract nouns and general concepts is very common. So:
- Η επιστήμη είναι σημαντική. = Science is important.
- Η μουσική με χαλαρώνει. = Music relaxes me.
Leaving out the article is sometimes possible in other contexts, but here Η επιστήμη sounds like the normal, natural way to say it.