Έχω πολύ νερό.

the water

Breakdown of Έχω πολύ νερό.

• πολύς: much
• έχω: to have

Questions & Answers about Έχω πολύ νερό.

What do the individual words in Έχω πολύ νερό mean, and how is the sentence built?

• Έχω = I have (1st person singular of the verb “to have”)
• πολύ = much/a lot of (quantifier agreeing with a neuter singular noun)
• νερό = water (neuter, singular) Structure: Subject (implicit “I”) + verb + quantifier + mass noun.

Why is there no article (like το) before νερό?

Greek usually drops the article with mass nouns when speaking in a general/indefinite sense. πολύ νερό means “a lot of water” (not some specific water), so no article is needed. If you mean a specific water previously mentioned, you can use a partitive structure: Έχω πολύ από το νερό (που έφερες).

Why is it πολύ and not πολλή or πολλά?

The quantifier agrees with the noun’s gender and number.

• νερό is neuter singular → use neuter singular: πολύ νερό (“much/a lot of water”).
• If the noun were feminine singular: πολλή ζάχαρη (“much sugar”).
• Masculine singular: πολύς χρόνος (“much time”).
• For plural countable nouns: πολλοί/πολλές/πολλά (e.g., πολλά βιβλία = many books).

Is πολύ here an adjective or an adverb?