Η έρευνα χρειάζεται ανάλυση.

The research requires analysis.

Breakdown of Η έρευνα χρειάζεται ανάλυση.

• χρειάζομαι: to need
• η έρευνα: the research
• η ανάλυση: analysis

Questions & Answers about Η έρευνα χρειάζεται ανάλυση.

Why is there Η before έρευνα?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

So:

• η έρευνα = the research
• η matches έρευνα because έρευνα is a feminine singular noun

It is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence. In the middle of a sentence, it would be η.

Greek uses the definite article more often than English, so Greek may say η έρευνα even where English might simply say research.

What case is έρευνα in?

Here έρευνα is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing that needs something.

So the structure is:

• Η έρευνα = the subject
• χρειάζεται = needs
• ανάλυση = the thing needed

A useful detail: έρευνα is one of those nouns whose nominative and accusative singular look the same as a bare noun:

• nominative: η έρευνα
• accusative: την έρευνα

The article changes, but the noun itself stays έρευνα.

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