Το μωρό φωνάζει όταν πεινάει.

The baby cries out when it is hungry.

Breakdown of Το μωρό φωνάζει όταν πεινάει.

• όταν: when
• πεινάω: to be hungry
• το μωρό: the baby
• φωνάζω: to cry out

Questions & Answers about Το μωρό φωνάζει όταν πεινάει.

Why is there το before μωρό?

Το is the definite article: the.

In this sentence, το μωρό means the baby. Greek usually uses articles very regularly, much more than English in some contexts.

Here:

• το = the for a neuter singular noun
• μωρό = baby

So το μωρό is a complete noun phrase: the baby.

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What gender is μωρό, and why does that matter?

Μωρό is a neuter noun.

That matters because in Greek, nouns have grammatical gender, and the article and other words connected to the noun must match it.

So:

• masculine article: ο
• feminine article: η
• neuter article: το

Because μωρό is neuter, it takes το:

• το μωρό

This is grammatical gender, not necessarily biological gender. Even though a baby is a person, the noun μωρό is still grammatically neuter.

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Does μωρό mean only baby?