Breakdown of Ο τροχός του ποδηλάτου δεν γυρίζει καλά, γι’ αυτό πάω με το λεωφορείο.
καλά
well
πάω
to go
δεν
not
με
with
Questions & Answers about Ο τροχός του ποδηλάτου δεν γυρίζει καλά, γι’ αυτό πάω με το λεωφορείο.
Why is it Ο τροχός του ποδηλάτου? What does του ποδηλάτου do?
Του ποδηλάτου means of the bicycle or more naturally the bicycle’s.
Greek often shows possession with the genitive case, so:
- ο τροχός = the wheel
- του ποδηλάτου = of the bicycle
So the whole phrase is literally:
- Ο τροχός του ποδηλάτου = The wheel of the bicycle
This is the normal Greek way to say the bicycle wheel.
Why are there so many articles: ο, του, το?
Greek uses the definite article very often—more often than English.
In this sentence:
- ο τροχός = the wheel
- του ποδηλάτου = of the bicycle
- το λεωφορείο = the bus
Even where English might say by bus without an article, Greek usually says με το λεωφορείο = literally with the bus / by the bus.
So the articles here are completely normal Greek.
What form is γυρίζει?