Breakdown of Αυτή η ταινία προβάλλεται στο σινεμά κάθε Σάββατο.
αυτός
this
σε
at
η ταινία
the movie
το σινεμά
the cinema
Questions & Answers about Αυτή η ταινία προβάλλεται στο σινεμά κάθε Σάββατο.
Why do we say Αυτή η ταινία and not just Αυτή ταινία?
In Greek, nouns almost always need a definite article in normal sentences.
So you typically say:
- η ταινία = the movie
- αυτή η ταινία = this movie
Leaving out the article (αυτή ταινία) sounds incomplete or very unusual in standard modern Greek, except in some special fixed phrases or headlines. The normal pattern is [demonstrative] + [article] + [noun]: αυτή η ταινία, εκείνο το παιδί, αυτές οι μέρες.
What is the difference between Αυτή and η in Αυτή η ταινία? Are they both articles?
No, they are different words:
- Αυτή is a demonstrative adjective/pronoun meaning this (one).
- η is the definite article meaning the.
Together they work like “this movie”:
- αυτή = this
- η ταινία = the movie
- αυτή η ταινία = this movie (literally “this the movie”)
They both agree in gender (feminine), number (singular) and case (nominative) with the noun ταινία.
What gender and case is η ταινία, and how can I recognize it?