Questions & Answers about Αυτός ο μήνας είναι ήσυχος στη δουλειά.
Why is it Αυτός ο μήνας and not Αυτός μήνας without the article?
In Greek, when you talk about a specific thing (like this month), you almost always use the definite article.
- Αυτός ο μήνας literally means this the month, but together it just means this month.
- Leaving out the article (Αυτός μήνας) sounds wrong or very unnatural in modern Greek.
So: demonstrative (Αυτός) + article (ο) + noun (μήνας) is the normal pattern:
Αυτός ο μήνας, αυτή η μέρα, αυτό το παιδί.
Why is it Αυτός and not Αυτό or Αυτή?
The demonstrative must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
- μήνας is masculine, singular, nominative.
- So you need the masculine nominative singular form: αυτός.
Forms of “this” in the nominative singular:
- Masculine: αυτός (for words like ο μήνας, ο άνθρωπος)
- Feminine: αυτή (for words like η μέρα, η δουλειά)
- Neuter: αυτό (for words like το παιδί, το βιβλίο)
So: Αυτός ο μήνας = this month (masc.)
If the noun were feminine, e.g. η εβδομάδα (the week), you’d say Αυτή η εβδομάδα.
Why is it ο μήνας and not η μήνας or το μήνας?