Ο λογαριασμός είναι ληξιπρόθεσμος.

The bill is overdue.

Breakdown of Ο λογαριασμός είναι ληξιπρόθεσμος.

• είμαι: to be
• ο λογαριασμός: the bill
• ληξιπρόθεσμος: overdue

Questions & Answers about Ο λογαριασμός είναι ληξιπρόθεσμος.

Why is it ο λογαριασμός and not το λογαριασμός?

Because λογαριασμός is a masculine noun in Greek. The definite article has to match the noun’s gender, number, and case.

So in the nominative singular:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

Since λογαριασμός is masculine singular, it takes ο.

What kind of word is λογαριασμός?

It is a masculine noun. In this sentence, it is the subject of the verb είναι.

Many masculine Greek nouns in the nominative singular end in -ος, and λογαριασμός follows that very common pattern.

Why does ληξιπρόθεσμος also end in -ος?

Because ληξιπρόθεσμος is an adjective, and Greek adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Since λογαριασμός is masculine singular nominative, the adjective must also be masculine singular nominative, so it appears as ληξιπρόθεσμος.

If the noun were feminine or neuter, the adjective would normally change form too.