Η πρώτη όπτηση τελειώνει αύριο.

The first firing ends tomorrow.

Breakdown of Η πρώτη όπτηση τελειώνει αύριο.

• αύριο: tomorrow
• τελειώνω: to end
• η πρώτη όπτηση: the first firing

Questions & Answers about Η πρώτη όπτηση τελειώνει αύριο.

What does Η mean here?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It appears as Η here only because it is the first word of the sentence and is capitalized. Normally it is written η.

It agrees with όπτηση, which is a feminine singular noun.

Why is it πρώτη and not πρώτος or πρώτο?

Because πρώτη has to agree with the noun όπτηση in gender, number, and case.

Here:

• όπτηση is feminine
• it is singular
• it is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative

So the adjective πρώτος changes to the feminine nominative singular form πρώτη.

Very roughly:

• πρώτος = masculine
• πρώτη = feminine
• πρώτο = neuter

What kind of word is όπτηση?