Ο μουσικός δουλεύει στο στούντιο.

The musician works in the studio.

Breakdown of Ο μουσικός δουλεύει στο στούντιο.

• δουλεύω: to work
• σε: in
• ο μουσικός: the musician
• το στούντιο: studio

Questions & Answers about Ο μουσικός δουλεύει στο στούντιο.

Why is there an ο at the beginning?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article, so it means the.

In ο μουσικός, it shows that μουσικός is:

• masculine
• singular
• the subject of the sentence

So ο μουσικός = the musician.

What exactly is μουσικός here? Is it a noun or an adjective?

Here, μουσικός is a noun meaning musician.

Greek learners often notice that this word can also look like an adjective form. That is true: related forms can mean musical in other contexts. But in this sentence, with the article ο, it is clearly being used as a noun: the musician.

A useful extra note:

• ο μουσικός = a male musician
• η μουσικός = a female musician

Why is there no word for he or she?

Greek often omits subject pronouns when they are not needed. This is very common.

The verb form δουλεύει already tells you the subject is:

• 3rd person
• singular

So Greek does not need to say he or she unless the speaker wants emphasis or contrast.

That means:

• Ο μουσικός δουλεύει... = The musician works...
• You do not need a separate word for he/she here.