Η διπλανή τάξη κάνει μάθημα ελληνικών.

The neighboring class is having a Greek lesson.

Breakdown of Η διπλανή τάξη κάνει μάθημα ελληνικών.

• ελληνικός: Greek
• η τάξη: the class
• διπλανός: neighboring
• κάνω μάθημα: to have a lesson

Questions & Answers about Η διπλανή τάξη κάνει μάθημα ελληνικών.

What does Η mean, and why is it used here?

Η is the definite article in Greek, like “the” in English.

More specifically, η is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative case

It is used because τάξη (class) is a feminine noun in Greek, and it’s the subject of the sentence.
Nouns and their articles must match in gender, number, and case, so we say:

• η τάξη = the class
  (not ο τάξη or το τάξη, because those are masculine and neuter articles)

Why is it διπλανή and not something like δίπλα?

Both relate to the idea of “next to / beside,” but they are different parts of speech:

• δίπλα = an adverb meaning “next to, beside”

  • e.g. Το σχολείο είναι δίπλα στο σπίτι μου.
    The school is next to my house.

• διπλανός / διπλανή / διπλανό = an adjective meaning “next-door / adjacent / neighboring”
  It changes form to agree with the noun:

  • διπλανός φίλος (masc.)
  • διπλανή τάξη (fem.)
  • διπλανό δωμάτιο (neuter)

In the sentence, we need an adjective to describe τάξη (class), so we use the feminine form διπλανή to agree with τάξη.

Why does διπλανή end in -ή?