Αυτό είναι το φυτό εσωτερικού χώρου.

to be

Breakdown of Αυτό είναι το φυτό εσωτερικού χώρου.

• αυτός: this
• το φυτό εσωτερικού χώρου: houseplant

Questions & Answers about Αυτό είναι το φυτό εσωτερικού χώρου.

Why does the sentence start with Αυτό? Does it mean this or it?

Here Αυτό means this.

In Greek, αυτός / αυτή / αυτό can mean this or he/she/it, depending on context. In this sentence, Αυτό είναι... is the very common pattern for This is...

Because φυτό is a neuter noun, the form used is αυτό.

• masculine: αυτός
• feminine: αυτή
• neuter: αυτό

So Αυτό είναι το φυτό... = This is the plant...

Why is it είναι?

Είναι means is or are.

It is the 3rd person singular/plural form of the verb είμαι = to be.

So:

• είναι = is
• but also είναι = are, depending on the subject

In your sentence:

• Αυτό είναι... = This is...

Greek does not change this form between is and are.

Why is there το before φυτό?