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Because each noun has its own definite article:
- το τούνελ = the tunnel
- το βουνό = the mountain
Greek uses the definite article very regularly, so if both nouns are definite, both usually need an article.
Both τούνελ and βουνό are neuter nouns, so they take the neuter singular article το.
- το τούνελ
- το βουνό
This is why the article is the same before both nouns.
είναι is the present-tense form of the verb to be. In this sentence it means is.
So:
- Το τούνελ είναι... = The tunnel is...
A useful thing to know is that είναι is also used for he/she/it is and they are, depending on context.