Αυτό το βιβλίο έχει χιούμορ.

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Breakdown of Αυτό το βιβλίο έχει χιούμορ.

• έχω: to have
• το βιβλίο: the book
• το χιούμορ: humor

Questions & Answers about Αυτό το βιβλίο έχει χιούμορ.

Why does Greek use both αυτό and το before βιβλίο?

Because Greek normally uses a demonstrative + article + noun pattern.

So:

• αυτό = this
• το = the
• βιβλίο = book

Together, αυτό το βιβλίο means this book.

For an English speaker, the extra article can feel strange, because English says just this book, not this the book. But in Greek, this is the normal structure.

You will see the same pattern in other examples:

• αυτό το παιδί = this child
• αυτή η πόρτα = this door
• αυτό το σπίτι = this house

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Why is αυτό used here, and what form is it?

Αυτό is the neuter singular form of the demonstrative this.

It matches βιβλίο, which is a neuter singular noun.

The basic forms are:

• αυτός = this, for masculine nouns
• αυτή = this, for feminine nouns
• αυτό = this, for neuter nouns

Since βιβλίο is neuter, Greek uses αυτό.

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