Το τιμολόγιο γράφει ότι μετά την τελευταία πληρωμή το υπόλοιπο είναι μικρό.

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Breakdown of Το τιμολόγιο γράφει ότι μετά την τελευταία πληρωμή το υπόλοιπο είναι μικρό.

• μικρός: small
• γράφω: to write
• ότι: that

Questions & Answers about Το τιμολόγιο γράφει ότι μετά την τελευταία πληρωμή το υπόλοιπο είναι μικρό.

Why is Το τιμολόγιο at the beginning, and what case is it in?

Το τιμολόγιο means the invoice. It is the subject of the verb γράφει, so it is in the nominative case.

• το = the (neuter singular)
• τιμολόγιο = invoice

The noun τιμολόγιο is neuter, which is why it takes το.

Why does γράφει mean says here instead of writes?

Greek often uses γράφει literally as writes, but with things like documents, signs, labels, messages, and screens, it commonly means says or states in English.

So:

• Το τιμολόγιο γράφει ότι... = The invoice says/states that...

This is very natural Greek. English does something similar too: The sign says...

What is ότι doing in this sentence?

Ότι introduces a clause, just like that in English.

So:

• γράφει ότι... = says that...

It connects the main clause to the information being reported.

A useful detail:

• ότι = that
• ό,τι = whatever / anything that

Those are different words, even though they look very similar.

Why is it μετά την τελευταία πληρωμή? Why is in that form?