Το ταμπλό είναι στο τραπέζι.

Because το is the definite article the for a neuter singular noun in Greek.

Here, ταμπλό is treated as a neuter singular noun, so it takes το:

• το ταμπλό = the board / the panel / the dashboard (depending on context)

Greek articles have to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

They are related, but they are doing different jobs:

• The first το is the article belonging to ταμπλό
• The το inside στο belongs to τραπέζι

So:

• το ταμπλό = the board
• στο τραπέζι = σε + το τραπέζι

That means στο is a contraction of σε το.

Στο is the contracted form of:

• σε + το = στο

The preposition σε is very common and can mean things like:

• in
• on
• at
• to

Which English word it matches depends on context.

So στο τραπέζι can mean:

• on the table
• at the table
• sometimes in the table would be grammatically possible in another context, but not the natural meaning here

Because Greek σε is broader than English in/on/at. Greek often uses σε for general location, where English makes a more specific choice.

So Greek can say:

• στο τραπέζι

even when natural English would be:

• on the table

If you want to make on top of more explicit in Greek, you can also say:

• πάνω στο τραπέζι

But στο τραπέζι is already perfectly normal in many situations.

After σε, Greek normally uses the accusative case.

So in underlying form, this is:

• σε το τραπέζι

and τραπέζι is accusative singular.

A useful thing to notice is that for many neuter nouns, the nominative and accusative look the same. So:

• nominative: το τραπέζι
• accusative: το τραπέζι

Same form, different grammatical role.

Because grammatical gender in Greek is a property of the noun, not something that always follows natural gender or English logic.

Both of these nouns are neuter:

• το ταμπλό
• το τραπέζι

Some common patterns:

• nouns ending in -ι are often neuter, like τραπέζι
• nouns ending in stressed -ό are also often neuter, like ταμπλό

You usually have to learn each noun together with its article:

• το ταμπλό
• το τραπέζι

That is the safest habit.

Είναι is the verb to be in Modern Greek.

In this sentence it means is.

So the structure is:

• Το ταμπλό = subject
• είναι = verb
• στο τραπέζι = location phrase

Greek normally keeps είναι in this kind of sentence. Unlike in some languages, you do not usually drop the verb to be in the present tense in standard Greek sentences like this one.

Here it is singular because the subject το ταμπλό is singular.

A useful fact for learners: in Modern Greek, είναι is used for both:

• he/she/it is
• they are

So the form itself does not tell you singular vs. plural by itself; the subject does.

In this sentence:

• το ταμπλό is singular

so είναι means is.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• to tam-BLO EE-ne sto tra-PE-zi

Stress falls on:

• ταμπλό → final syllable
• είναι → first syllable
• τραπέζι → middle syllable

A few helpful sound notes:

• αι is pronounced like e
• ει is pronounced like ee
• μπ in ταμπλό is pronounced b here

So είναι sounds roughly like EE-ne.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

• Το ταμπλό είναι στο τραπέζι.

But Greek can also move things around for emphasis, contrast, or style. For example:

• Στο τραπέζι είναι το ταμπλό.

That might sound more marked, like focusing on where it is.

For a learner, the original order is the safest and most neutral one to use.

Because it is a loanword. Greek has borrowed many words over time, and ταμπλό is one of those words.

Even though it is borrowed, it still behaves like a normal Greek noun in the sentence:

• it has grammatical gender: neuter
• it takes the article: το
• it fits into Greek sentence structure normally

So learners should not worry if some Greek nouns look familiar or non-native in origin; they still follow Greek grammar once they are in the language.