Questions & Answers about Ο καιρός είναι κακός σήμερα.
Why is there a definite article ο before καιρός?
In Greek, nouns often appear with the definite article much more often than in English. So ο καιρός is the normal way to say the weather.
A few useful points:
- ο is the masculine singular definite article in the nominative case.
- καιρός is a masculine noun, so it takes ο.
- In this sentence, ο καιρός is the subject.
English also says the weather, so this part matches English quite nicely.
How do I know that καιρός is masculine?
You can tell from the article ο, which marks it as masculine singular nominative.
In Greek, gender is shown by things like:
- the article
- adjective endings
- sometimes the noun ending itself
Here you can see it in two places:
- ο καιρός
- κακός
Both ο and -ός point to masculine singular. So the sentence gives you two clues that καιρός is masculine.
What does είναι do here?