Η τάξη μας είναι μικρή, αλλά όλοι μιλάμε πολύ ελληνικά.

to be

Breakdown of Η τάξη μας είναι μικρή, αλλά όλοι μιλάμε πολύ ελληνικά.

• μιλάω: to speak
• ελληνικά: in Greek
• αλλά: but

Questions & Answers about Η τάξη μας είναι μικρή, αλλά όλοι μιλάμε πολύ ελληνικά.

Why is it Η τάξη with Η and not Ο τάξη or Το τάξη?

In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
The definite article changes according to gender:

• ο = masculine singular (e.g. ο φίλος – the male friend)
• η = feminine singular (e.g. η τάξη – the class)
• το = neuter singular (e.g. το βιβλίο – the book)

The word τάξη is grammatically feminine, so it takes the feminine article η:

• η τάξη = the class

It has nothing to do with real‑world gender; it’s just a grammatical property of the word τάξη.

What exactly does τάξη mean here?

The word τάξη can mean several things depending on context:

1. class (group of students) – as in this sentence
   
   • Η τάξη μας είναι μικρή. = Our class is small.
2. classroom (the physical room) – in some contexts
3. order / tidiness – e.g. Υπάρχει τάξη στην αίθουσα. = There is order in the room.
4. social class – e.g. η εργατική τάξη = the working class

In Η τάξη μας είναι μικρή, it clearly means our class (group of students), not the physical room.

Why is the possessive μας placed after the noun (η τάξη μας) and not before it, like in English “our class”?