Πού είναι το τηλέφωνό σας;

to be

Breakdown of Πού είναι το τηλέφωνό σας;

• πού: where (question)
• το τηλέφωνο: the phone
• σας: your

Questions & Answers about Πού είναι το τηλέφωνό σας;

What does each word in Πού είναι το τηλέφωνό σας; mean?

Word by word:

• Πού = where
• είναι = is / are
• το = the (neuter singular)
• τηλέφωνό = telephone / phone
• σας = your

So the structure is literally Where is the phone your?, but natural English is Where is your phone?

Why is there a το before τηλέφωνό σας?

Greek usually uses the definite article much more regularly than English.

Here, το τηλέφωνό σας means your phone, but Greek still keeps the article:

• το τηλέφωνό σας = literally the phone your
• natural English = your phone

This is completely normal in Greek. You should get used to seeing article + noun + possessive.

Why does σας come after the noun instead of before it?

In Greek, possessive forms like μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους often come after the noun.

So:

• το τηλέφωνό σας = your phone
• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• το σπίτι της = her house

This is one of the most common patterns in Greek. English says your phone, but Greek often says something more like the phone of yours.