Word
Ο καιρός είναι ωραίος σήμερα.
Meaning
The weather is nice today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Ο καιρός είναι ωραίος σήμερα.
What does each word correspond to in English?
- Ο = the (masculine nominative singular article)
- καιρός = weather
- είναι = is (3rd person singular of the verb είμαι = to be)
- ωραίος = nice/beautiful (adjective, masculine nominative singular)
- σήμερα = today (adverb)
Why is there a definite article (Ο) before καιρός?
Greek typically uses the definite article with general nouns when they are the subject. So Ο καιρός (“the weather”) is the natural way to say “the weather” in this context. Saying just Καιρός είναι ωραίος σήμερα sounds odd in standard speech. You do drop the article in expressions like Έχει ωραίο καιρό (“There is nice weather / It has nice weather”).
Why is it ωραίος and not ωραία or ωραίο?
Adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case:
- καιρός is masculine, singular, nominative.
- Therefore the adjective is masculine, singular, nominative: ωραίος. The common forms of this adjective are:
- masculine: ωραίος
- feminine: ωραία
- neuter: ωραίο Example: Η μέρα είναι ωραία σήμερα. (“The day is nice today.”) Here, μέρα is feminine, so the adjective is ωραία.