Αυτή η εκπομπή στο ραδιόφωνο είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα.

to be

Breakdown of Αυτή η εκπομπή στο ραδιόφωνο είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα.

• αυτός: this
• πολύ: very
• σε: on

Questions & Answers about Αυτή η εκπομπή στο ραδιόφωνο είναι πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα.

Why do we need both Αυτή and η before εκπομπή? Isn’t one word for this enough?

In Greek, the normal way to say this + noun is:

Αυτή η εκπομπή
this the show (literally) → this show

So you typically use:

• demonstrative (αυτός / αυτή / αυτό = this)
• definite article (ο / η / το = the)
• noun

Examples:

• Αυτός ο άνθρωπος = this man
• Αυτή η πόλη = this city
• Αυτό το βιβλίο = this book

You can drop Αυτή and just say Η εκπομπή (= the show), but then you lose the meaning this and you only say the show.

You normally do not say Αυτή εκπομπή without η in standard modern Greek; it sounds wrong or very foreign. The article in Greek is used much more frequently than in English, and it shows the gender/case of the noun.

How do I know that εκπομπή is feminine, and what has to agree with it?