Learn Hardcore Greek: Στην πολυκατοικία υπάρχει κανονισμός που λέει ότι μετά τις έντεκα το βράδυ πρέπει να έχει ησυχία. - In the apartment building there is a rule that says that after eleven at night there must be quiet.

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Στην πολυκατοικία υπάρχει κανονισμός που λέει ότι μετά τις έντεκα το βράδυ πρέπει να έχει ησυχία.

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In the apartment building there is a rule that says that after eleven at night there must be quiet.

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Breakdown of Στην πολυκατοικία υπάρχει κανονισμός που λέει ότι μετά τις έντεκα το βράδυ πρέπει να έχει ησυχία.

Why does στην mean in the here?

Στην is the contracted form of σε + την.

So στην πολυκατοικία means in the apartment building.

In Modern Greek, σε very often combines with the definite article:

The final -ν in στην is kept before some sounds and is very common in writing.

What exactly does πολυκατοικία mean?

Πολυκατοικία usually means an apartment building or block of flats, especially a building with several separate apartments.

It is made up historically from:

So the idea is a building with many residences in it.

Why is it υπάρχει κανονισμός and not έχει κανονισμό?

Greek often uses υπάρχει to mean there is / there exists.