Το υπόλοιπο είναι για αύριο.

The rest is for tomorrow.

Breakdown of Το υπόλοιπο είναι για αύριο.

• είμαι: to be
• αύριο: tomorrow
• για: for
• το υπόλοιπο: the rest

Questions & Answers about Το υπόλοιπο είναι για αύριο.

What does το υπόλοιπο mean in this sentence?

In this sentence, το υπόλοιπο means the rest, the remainder, or what is left.

It can refer to many different things depending on context:

• the rest of the work
• the remaining money
• the part that has not been done yet
• the remaining amount of something

So Greek often leaves the exact noun understood from context, just like English can say The rest is for tomorrow.

Why is there το before υπόλοιπο?

Το is the neuter singular definite article, meaning the.

Here, υπόλοιπο is being used as a neuter singular noun-like word, so it needs the article:

• το υπόλοιπο = the rest / the remainder

This is very common in Greek. An adjective can be used by itself with the article and function like a noun.

Is υπόλοιπο an adjective or a noun here?

Originally, υπόλοιπος / υπόλοιπη / υπόλοιπο is an adjective meaning remaining or left over.

But here it is used substantivally, meaning it behaves like a noun:

• το υπόλοιπο = the remaining part / the rest

So grammatically, it comes from an adjective, but in this sentence it works as the subject, like a noun.