Το παλάτι έχει κήπο.

to have

Breakdown of Το παλάτι έχει κήπο.

• ο κήπος: the garden
• το παλάτι: palace

Questions & Answers about Το παλάτι έχει κήπο.

Why is the sentence starting with το?

Το is the definite article, meaning the.

In this sentence, το παλάτι means the palace. Greek articles change to match the noun’s gender, number, and case. Here, παλάτι is neuter singular, so the article is το.

Why is it το παλάτι and not ο παλάτι or η παλάτι?

Because παλάτι is a neuter noun.

Greek nouns have grammatical gender:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

So:

• το παλάτι = the palace

This is grammatical gender, so it is just part of how the noun behaves in Greek.

What form is έχει?