Το πανωτρόχι έχει πηλό.

to have

Breakdown of Το πανωτρόχι έχει πηλό.

• ο πηλός: the clay
• το πανωτρόχι: the wheel head

Questions & Answers about Το πανωτρόχι έχει πηλό.

Why is the sentence starting with το?

Το is the definite article here, meaning the.

It matches πανωτρόχι, which is a neuter singular noun, so:

• το πανωτρόχι = the πανωτρόχι

In Greek, articles must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

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How can I tell that πανωτρόχι is neuter?

There are two big clues:

• the article is το, which is the neuter singular article
• the noun ends in -ι, a very common ending for neuter nouns in Greek

So even if you do not know the word yet, το + noun in -ι often strongly suggests a neuter noun.

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What is the grammatical role of πανωτρόχι in this sentence?

It is the subject of the sentence.

So in:

• Το πανωτρόχι έχει πηλό.

the thing doing the having is το πανωτρόχι.

That means it is functioning as the nominative subject, even though with many neuter nouns the nominative and accusative forms look the same.

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