Το εσωτερικό έχει δύο καθίσματα.

The interior has two seats.

Breakdown of Το εσωτερικό έχει δύο καθίσματα.

• έχω: to have
• δύο: two
• το κάθισμα: the seat
• το εσωτερικό: interior

Questions & Answers about Το εσωτερικό έχει δύο καθίσματα.

Why does the sentence start with Το εσωτερικό?

Το εσωτερικό is the subject of the sentence. It means the interior or the inside.

• το = the for a neuter singular noun
• εσωτερικό = interior / inside

So Greek is saying The interior has...

What exactly is εσωτερικό grammatically?

Εσωτερικό is a neuter singular form. In this sentence, it is being used like a noun meaning interior.

It originally comes from an adjective meaning interior / internal, but Greek often uses adjectives as nouns when the meaning is clear.

So το εσωτερικό literally means something like the interior part or simply the interior.

Why is there το before εσωτερικό?

Greek uses a definite article much more regularly than English in many contexts.

Here, το means the and it agrees with εσωτερικό:

• το = neuter singular article
• εσωτερικό = neuter singular noun/adjectival noun

So they match in gender, number, and case.