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Το is the definite article meaning the. It agrees with παιχνίδι because παιχνίδι is neuter singular.
So:
- το = the for a neuter singular noun
- παιχνίδι = game
- το παιχνίδι = the game
Because επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι is one neuter singular thing, the article is το.
Επιτραπέζιο means tabletop or board-game-related here.
Literally, it is connected to τραπέζι meaning table. So επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι is basically a game played on a table, which is why it means board game.
You will often see:
- παιχνίδι = game
- επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι = board game
In Greek, when an adjective comes before a noun, it is very normal to use just one article before the adjective:
- το επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι
This is a standard pattern:
article + adjective + noun
Greek can also sometimes use another pattern with a repeated article, but that is not needed here. For a learner, the important thing is that το επιτραπέζιο παιχνίδι is completely normal and natural.