Breakdown of Σήμερα είναι αργία, οπότε μένω σπίτι και τακτοποιώ το υπνοδωμάτιο.
είμαι
to be
και
and
το σπίτι
the home
σήμερα
today
Questions & Answers about Σήμερα είναι αργία, οπότε μένω σπίτι και τακτοποιώ το υπνοδωμάτιο.
Why is Σήμερα at the beginning? Could it go somewhere else?
Yes. Σήμερα (today) is often placed first to set the time context, but Greek word order is flexible. You could also say:
- Είναι αργία σήμερα, οπότε… (more like It’s a holiday today, so…) Both are correct; moving it changes emphasis slightly.
What part of speech is αργία and why is it feminine?
Αργία is a noun meaning holiday / day off. It’s grammatically feminine, so it pairs with feminine forms if needed (e.g., μια αργία = a holiday). Here, it follows είναι (is), so no article is required, but the noun still has a grammatical gender.
Why does Greek use είναι αργία without a word for a (a holiday)?
Greek often omits the indefinite article in predicate-noun sentences, especially for general statements:
- Σήμερα είναι αργία = Today is (a) holiday. You can add μια to sound more like a specific one:
- Σήμερα είναι μια αργία = Today is a holiday (one of the holidays).
What does οπότε mean exactly, and how is it different from ?