Questions & Answers about Τον Μάρτιο δεν κάνει τόσο κρύο στην πόλη μου.
Why is it Τον Μάρτιο and not Ο Μάρτιος when the meaning is in March?
Greek often uses the accusative case to express time when something happens (the so‑called accusative of time).
- Τον Μάρτιο = in March / during March
- Τη Δευτέρα = on Monday
- Κάθε βράδυ = every night
So:
- Τον Μάρτιο δεν κάνει τόσο κρύο…
literally: March (accusative) it-is-not-so-cold… → In March it isn’t so cold…
If you said Ο Μάρτιος δεν κάνει τόσο κρύο…, it would sound like March (as a person/subject) doesn’t make such cold, which is not how Greek expresses dates or weather.
Why do we use the article τον with the month (Τον Μάρτιο)?
In Greek, months and days of the week very often take the definite article in normal speech when you talk about time:
- Τον Ιούνιο πάμε διακοπές. – We go on holiday in June.
- Τη Δευτέρα δουλεύω. – I work on Monday.
The article here doesn’t mean the March in a literal way; it’s just part of the normal pattern for time expressions in Greek.
You might see the month without an article:
- on calendars: Μάρτιος 2026
- in headings, labels, etc.
But in a full sentence like this, Τον Μάρτιο is the natural choice.
Could we drop the article and just say Μάρτιο δεν κάνει τόσο κρύο…?