Το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό τώρα.

The room is warm now.

Breakdown of Το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό τώρα.

• είμαι: to be
• τώρα: now
• το δωμάτιο: the room
• ζεστός: warm

Questions & Answers about Το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό τώρα.

What are the parts of speech and roles of each word?

• Το: definite article, neuter nominative singular; marks the subject as definite (“the”).
• δωμάτιο: noun, neuter nominative singular; the subject (“room”).
• είναι: 3rd person singular present of είμαι (“to be”).
• ζεστό: adjective, neuter nominative singular; predicate adjective agreeing with δωμάτιο.
• τώρα: adverb (“now”).

How do I pronounce the sentence?

• Whole sentence: [to ðoˈma.ti.o ˈi.ne zeˈsto ˈto.ra]
• δ in δωμάτιο is like “th” in “this” [ð].
• ει in είναι sounds like “ee” [i].
• ω and ο both sound like “o”.
• A simple Romanization: To domátio íne zestó tóra.

Why is the article το used here and not ο or η?

Because δωμάτιο is a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter article το. Masculine nouns take ο, feminine take η.

Could I use the indefinite article (ένα) instead?

You could say Ένα δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό τώρα, but it means “A room is warm now”—not referring to a specific, known room. In most real contexts you want Το δωμάτιο… (“The room…”).

Can I drop the verb είναι (“is”) like some languages do?

No. In Greek you generally need the verb είμαι in such sentences. Το δωμάτιο ζεστό τώρα is ungrammatical in standard Modern Greek.

Does the adjective have to be neuter (ζεστό)?

Yes. Predicate adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. Since δωμάτιο is neuter singular nominative, you use ζεστό (neuter singular). Base forms: ζεστός (masc.), ζεστή (fem.), ζεστό (neut.).

What’s the difference between ζεστό and words like θερμός or καυτός?

• ζεστό(ς): warm/hot in everyday speech; natural for rooms, food, water.
• καυτός: very hot, scalding/boiling.
• θερμός: formal/technical (“thermal”), not used for a room in casual speech.

Can I move τώρα around? Does word order matter?

Yes, τώρα is flexible:

• Τώρα το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό (focus on the time “now”)
• Το δωμάτιο τώρα είναι ζεστό (slight emphasis on the change in the room)
• Το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό τώρα (neutral, very common) All are grammatical; differences are nuances of emphasis.

How do I make this a yes–no question?

Use the same word order and a question mark (in Greek, a semicolon):

• Το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό τώρα; You can also front the verb:
• Είναι το δωμάτιο ζεστό τώρα;

How do I negate it?

Use δεν before the verb:

• Το δωμάτιο δεν είναι ζεστό τώρα (“The room is not warm now.”)

What’s the present-tense conjugation of είμαι?

• εγώ είμαι (I am)
• εσύ είσαι (you are, sg.)
• αυτός/αυτή/αυτό είναι (he/she/it is)
• εμείς είμαστε (we are)
• εσείς είστε (you are, pl./formal)
• αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά είναι (they are)

How would I say “The rooms are warm now”?

• Τα δωμάτια είναι ζεστά τώρα. Note the plural article τα, plural noun δωμάτια, and plural adjective ζεστά (neuter plural).

What’s the difference between ζεστό (adjective) and ζέστη (noun)?

• ζεστό describes something as warm/hot: Το δωμάτιο είναι ζεστό.
• ζέστη is “heat/warmth”: Κάνει ζέστη στο δωμάτιο or Έχει ζέστη στο δωμάτιο (“It’s warm in the room”).

Is there a colloquial contraction of είναι?

In informal writing or poetry you may see ’ναι or είν’ before a vowel, but in standard prose you’ll write είναι. Pronunciation often sounds a bit shortened in fast speech.

I see accents only on some words. What are the rules?

Modern Greek uses one stress mark (τόνος) on the stressed syllable of words with two or more syllables: δωμάτιο, ζεστό, τώρα, είναι. Monosyllables like το are usually unaccented. The accent marks stress, not pitch.

Is είναι related to ναι (“yes”)? They look/sound similar.

No. είναι ([ˈine]) means “is/are” (from είμαι). ναι ([ne]) means “yes.” They’re different words; the initial vowel in είναι makes them sound distinct.