Learn Hardcore Greek: Το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο είναι ωραίο, αλλά σήμερα τελικά επιλέγω το μονόχρωμο. - The black-and-white shirt is nice, but today I finally choose the plain one.

Breakdown of Το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο είναι ωραίο, αλλά σήμερα τελικά επιλέγω το μονόχρωμο.

Why is it το πουκάμισο and not ο πουκάμισος or η πουκάμιση?

Because πουκάμισο is a neuter noun in Greek. Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and you learn each noun together with its article:

So you should learn the word as το πουκάμισο = shirt.

Unlike English, grammatical gender in Greek is a basic part of the noun, so it affects articles, adjectives, and sometimes pronouns too.

Why do ασπρόμαυρο, ωραίο, and μονόχρωμο all end in -ο?

Because they all agree with a neuter singular noun.

In Greek, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

Since πουκάμισο is neuter singular, the adjectives are also in the neuter singular form:

So:

all use the neuter singular form.

Why is the adjective before the noun in το ασπρόμαυρο πουκάμισο?