Breakdown of Το λεωφορείο άργησε, έτσι πήγα με το μετρό.
Questions & Answers about Το λεωφορείο άργησε, έτσι πήγα με το μετρό.
Το is the definite article meaning the.
Both λεωφορείο (bus) and μετρό (metro/subway) are neuter singular nouns, and the neuter singular definite article is το.
So:
- το λεωφορείο = the bus
- το μετρό = the metro
Greek uses the definite article very often, sometimes more often than English does.
They are both neuter singular nouns, which is why they go with το.
A learner will often notice that many neuter nouns in Greek end in:
- -ο
- -ι
- -μα
Here:
- λεωφορείο ends in -ο
- μετρό also behaves as a neuter noun
That is why the sentence uses το λεωφορείο and το μετρό.
Άργησε is the aorist form of αργώ.
In this sentence, it means something like:
- was late
- came late
- was delayed
So Το λεωφορείο άργησε means the bus did not come on time.
Depending on context, English might translate it a little differently, but the basic idea is that the bus was late.