Το βασίλειο έχει μακρά ιστορία.

to have

Breakdown of Το βασίλειο έχει μακρά ιστορία.

• η ιστορία: the history
• μακρύς: long
• το βασίλειο: kingdom

Questions & Answers about Το βασίλειο έχει μακρά ιστορία.

How do you pronounce Το βασίλειο έχει μακρά ιστορία?

A rough English-style guide is:

to va-SEE-lee-o EH-khee ma-KRA i-sto-REE-a

A few notes:

• β sounds like v
• ει in βασίλειο sounds like ee
• χ in έχει is the soft throaty sound heard in German ich or a very soft h
• The stress falls on:
  • βασίλειο
  • έχει
  • μακρά
  • ιστορία

Why is there το before βασίλειο?

Το is the definite article, meaning the.

So το βασίλειο = the kingdom.

Greek uses the definite article very naturally with specific nouns, often even in places where English might be more flexible. In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a particular kingdom, not just any kingdom.

What does βασίλειο mean exactly, and what kind of noun is it?