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These are all forms of the definite article, meaning the in English, but Greek changes the article depending on the noun’s gender, number, and case.
In this sentence:
- ο καταναλωτής = the consumer
- τον τιμοκατάλογο = the price list / catalogue
- του προμηθευτή = of the supplier
So English uses just the, but Greek uses different forms:
- ο for masculine singular nominative
- τον for masculine singular accusative
- του for masculine singular genitive
Because they have different grammatical jobs in the sentence.
- ο καταναλωτής is the subject: the person doing the action.
- τον τιμοκατάλογο is the direct object: the thing being read.
Greek marks this difference with case:
- Nominative case for the subject: ο καταναλωτής
- Accusative case for the direct object: τον τιμοκατάλογο
English mostly shows this through word order, but Greek often shows it through endings and article changes.