Το ζάρι είναι εδώ.

to be

Breakdown of Το ζάρι είναι εδώ.

• εδώ: here
• το ζάρι: die; dice

Questions & Answers about Το ζάρι είναι εδώ.

What does το do in this sentence?

Το is the definite article, so it means the.

In το ζάρι, it agrees with ζάρι:

• το = neuter singular the
• ζάρι = a neuter singular noun

So το ζάρι means the die.

Why is it το ζάρι and not some other form of the?

Greek articles change depending on gender, number, and case.

Here, ζάρι is:

• neuter
• singular
• in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence

So the correct article is το.

Very roughly:

• ο = masculine singular the
• η = feminine singular the
• το = neuter singular the

Is ζάρι singular or plural?

It is singular.

So το ζάρι refers to one die.

The plural is:

• τα ζάρια = the dice

This is useful because English can be confusing here:

• die = one
• dice = more than one

Greek keeps the singular/plural distinction clearly:

• ζάρι = one die
• ζάρια = dice