Το ποτιστήρι είναι δίπλα στη γλάστρα.

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Breakdown of Το ποτιστήρι είναι δίπλα στη γλάστρα.

• δίπλα σε: next to
• η γλάστρα: the pot
• το ποτιστήρι: watering can

Questions & Answers about Το ποτιστήρι είναι δίπλα στη γλάστρα.

What gender are ποτιστήρι and γλάστρα?

Ποτιστήρι is neuter, which is why it takes το.

Γλάστρα is feminine, and you can see that in στη, which contains the feminine article.

A useful beginner pattern is:

• το
  • noun often signals neuter
• η / τη
  • noun often signals feminine

Also, the endings help:

• -ι is very often neuter
• -α is very often feminine

So in this sentence:

• το ποτιστήρι = neuter
• στη γλάστρα = feminine

Why is there το before ποτιστήρι?

Because ποτιστήρι is the subject of the sentence, and Greek normally uses the definite article with specific nouns much more regularly than English does.

Here, το is the nominative singular neuter article, matching ποτιστήρι.

So:

• το ποτιστήρι = the watering can

The article has to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

What form is , and why is there no separate word for ?