Η κούραση προκαλεί αδυναμία.

the tiredness

Breakdown of Η κούραση προκαλεί αδυναμία.

• προκαλώ: to cause; provoke
• η αδυναμία: weakness

Questions & Answers about Η κούραση προκαλεί αδυναμία.

Why is there an article η before κούραση?

In Greek, abstract nouns are often used with the definite article much more often than in English.

So Greek says:

• η κούραση = fatigue / the fatigue

Even when English would just say fatigue with no article, Greek often prefers the article. This is very normal.

Here, η is the feminine singular nominative article, because κούραση is the subject of the sentence.

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How do I know that κούραση is feminine?

You can tell from the article η, which is the feminine singular nominative form of the.

So:

• η κούραση = feminine singular

Also, many Greek nouns ending in -η are feminine, though you should not rely only on the ending in every case. The article is often your clearest clue.

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What does προκαλεί mean grammatically?

προκαλεί is the verb form meaning causes.

It is:

• 3rd person singular
• present tense
• active voice

So it matches the singular subject η κούραση:

• η κούραση προκαλεί = fatigue causes

The dictionary form is προκαλώ = to cause.

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Why does προκαλεί end in -εί?