Questions & Answers about Ο νέος συνάδελφος μένει κοντά στο γραφείο.
Why does the sentence start with Ο? What does this little word mean?
Ο is the definite article in Greek, equivalent to “the” in English.
- Ο = the (masculine, singular, nominative case)
- It tells you that συνάδελφος (colleague) is masculine and the subject of the sentence.
- Greek has different forms of “the” depending on gender, number, and case. For example:
- ο συνάδελφος – the colleague (masculine, subject)
- η συνάδελφος – can also be used for a female colleague (feminine form, subject)
- το γραφείο – the office (neuter, subject or object)
So Ο νέος συνάδελφος means “the new colleague” (a specific one that both speakers know about).
What gender is συνάδελφος, and how do I know?