Questions & Answers about Το τρένο μπαίνει στο τούνελ.
A word-by-word breakdown:
Το = the
This is the neuter singular definite article.τρένο = train
A neuter singular noun.μπαίνει = enters / goes in / is entering
This is the 3rd person singular present form of μπαίνω (to enter / go in).στο = in / into / to the
This is a contraction of σε + το.τούνελ = tunnel
A neuter noun (a loanword).
So structurally, it is:
the train + enters/goes into + the tunnel
Because Greek normally uses the definite article with both nouns here:
- Το τρένο = the train
- στο τούνελ = into the tunnel / in the tunnel
The το inside στο is still the article the. So even though you only see στο, it really contains:
- σε = in / to / into
- το = the
So the sentence has two definite articles because both train and tunnel are definite.