Ο λογαριασμός είναι ανεξόφλητος.

The bill is unpaid.

Breakdown of Ο λογαριασμός είναι ανεξόφλητος.

• είμαι: to be
• ο λογαριασμός: the bill
• ανεξόφλητος: unpaid

Questions & Answers about Ο λογαριασμός είναι ανεξόφλητος.

What does each word in Ο λογαριασμός είναι ανεξόφλητος do grammatically?

• Ο = the (masculine singular definite article, nominative case)
• λογαριασμός = bill / account
• είναι = is
• ανεξόφλητος = unpaid / unsettled / outstanding

So the structure is:

article + noun + verb + adjective

More literally: The bill/account is unpaid.

Why is there an ο before λογαριασμός?

Ο is the masculine singular form of the in the nominative case.

Greek uses articles very regularly, often more regularly than English. Since λογαριασμός is:

• masculine
• singular
• the subject of the sentence

the correct article is ο.

Compare:

• ο λογαριασμός = the bill/account
• ένας λογαριασμός = a bill/account

Why does ανεξόφλητος end in -ος?