Το μικρό αγόρι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

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Breakdown of Το μικρό αγόρι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

• και: and
• τρώω: to eat
• μικρός: small

Questions & Answers about Το μικρό αγόρι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

Why is αγόρι neuter when it means boy, a male person?

In Greek, grammatical gender and real-life sex do not always match.

The noun αγόρι (boy) is grammatically neuter, so it takes neuter forms:

• το αγόρι = the boy
• το μικρό αγόρι = the little boy

This is normal in Greek. Some words for people are masculine or feminine, but others are neuter. So even though the boy is male, the noun αγόρι is still neuter.

Why do both το and μικρό have neuter forms here?

Because adjectives and articles in Greek agree with the noun they describe.

Since αγόρι is:

• singular
• neuter
• nominative (the subject of the sentence)

the article and adjective must match it:

• το = neuter singular the
• μικρό = neuter singular small/little

So:

• το μικρό αγόρι = the little boy

The same thing happens with το κουλουράκι because κουλουράκι is also neuter singular.

What does κουλουράκι mean exactly, and why does it end in ?