Το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο ταιριάζει με το γκρι σακάκι.

The black-and-white shirt goes with the gray blazer.

Breakdown of Το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο ταιριάζει με το γκρι σακάκι.

• το πουκάμισο: the shirt
• ταιριάζω με: to go with
• το σακάκι: the blazer
• γκρι: gray

Questions & Answers about Το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο ταιριάζει με το γκρι σακάκι.

Why does the sentence use το twice?

Because both nouns are neuter singular definite nouns:

• το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο = the black-and-white shirt
• το γκρι σακάκι = the grey jacket

In Greek, the definite article usually appears with the noun, and any adjective normally goes between the article and the noun or after the noun. Here the pattern is:

• το + adjective + noun

So:

• το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο
• το γκρι σακάκι

English often uses the only once per noun phrase too, but Greek learners often notice the article more because it changes for gender, number, and case.

Why is πουκάμισο neuter, and how can I tell?

Πουκάμισο is a neuter noun. In Greek, grammatical gender is part of the word and does not always match natural gender or logic.

A strong clue is the ending -ο:

• many neuter nouns end in -ο
• το πουκάμισο
• το σακάκι is also neuter, though it ends in -ι

Because πουκάμισο is neuter singular, the adjective modifying it also appears in the neuter singular form:

• ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο

Why is it ασπρόμαυρο and not some other form?