Η επιλέξιμη κατοικία είναι κύρια κατοικία.

The eligible residence is a main residence.

Breakdown of Η επιλέξιμη κατοικία είναι κύρια κατοικία.

• είμαι: to be
• η κύρια κατοικία: the main residence
• η επιλέξιμη κατοικία: the eligible residence

Questions & Answers about Η επιλέξιμη κατοικία είναι κύρια κατοικία.

How is this sentence built grammatically?

It has three main parts:

Η επιλέξιμη κατοικία = the subject
είναι = the verb, is
κύρια κατοικία = the complement after είναι

So the structure is:

[article + adjective + noun] + [verb] + [adjective + noun]

Both noun phrases are about κατοικία, so the sentence is describing what kind of residence the eligible residence is.

Why is there an Η at the beginning?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

It is used because κατοικία is a feminine singular noun. In Greek, the article must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

So:

• η κατοικία = the residence
• not ο κατοικία or το κατοικία

Why do επιλέξιμη and κύρια have those endings?