Breakdown of Ο κεραυνός ήταν τόσο δυνατός που πετάχτηκα από το κρεβάτι.
είμαι
to be
το κρεβάτι
the bed
δυνατός
strong
τόσο ... που
so ... that
Questions & Answers about Ο κεραυνός ήταν τόσο δυνατός που πετάχτηκα από το κρεβάτι.
Why is there an article in Ο κεραυνός?
Greek uses the definite article much more often than English. Ο means the and agrees with κεραυνός because κεραυνός is masculine singular nominative.
So:
- ο κεραυνός = the lightning bolt / the thunderbolt
- literally, the sentence starts with The thunderbolt/lightning strike...
Even when English might sometimes leave out the, Greek often keeps it.
Why is it κεραυνός and not some other form?
Κεραυνός is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing being described as loud/strong.
Basic breakdown:
- ο κεραυνός = subject
- ήταν = was
- τόσο δυνατός = so loud/strong
- που... = that...
Because it is masculine singular, the adjective also appears in the masculine singular form: δυνατός.
Why is it δυνατός? Doesn’t that usually mean strong?