Ο πόντος είναι δικός μου.

to be

Breakdown of Ο πόντος είναι δικός μου.

• μου: my
• δικός: own
• ο πόντος: point

Questions & Answers about Ο πόντος είναι δικός μου.

Why is there an ο at the beginning?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article in the nominative case, so here it means the.

• ο πόντος = the point
• The article matches πόντος, which is a masculine singular noun

Greek uses definite articles very often, and they must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Why is πόντος masculine?

In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Πόντος is simply a masculine noun, so it takes masculine forms around it:

• ο πόντος
• δικός μου (also masculine singular, to match πόντος)

This gender is grammatical, not necessarily logical. It is something you usually learn together with the noun:

• ο πόντος not just πόντος

Why do we say δικός μου instead of just μου?