Η παιδίατρος είπε ότι το μωρό δεν έχει πια πυρετό.

to have

Breakdown of Η παιδίατρος είπε ότι το μωρό δεν έχει πια πυρετό.

• δεν: not
• ότι: that
• λέω: to say

Questions & Answers about Η παιδίατρος είπε ότι το μωρό δεν έχει πια πυρετό.

Why is it η παιδίατρος if παιδίατρος ends in -ος? I thought -ος nouns were usually masculine.

That is a very common question. In Greek, -ος is often masculine, but not always.

παιδίατρος can refer to:

• a female pediatrician: η παιδίατρος
• a male pediatrician: ο παιδίατρος

So the article tells you the gender here:

• η παιδίατρος = the female pediatrician
• ο παιδίατρος = the male pediatrician

This is fairly common with some profession nouns.

What form is είπε?

είπε is the aorist (simple past) form of λέω = to say / to tell.

Here it means:

• είπε = she said

More specifically, it is:

• 3rd person singular
• aorist
• used for a completed past action

So:

• Η παιδίατρος είπε... = The pediatrician said...

Why is ότι used here?