Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο.

The repair needs effort.

Breakdown of Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο.

• χρειάζομαι: to need
• η επισκευή: the repair
• ο κόπος: effort; trouble

Questions & Answers about Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο.

Why is there an article η before επισκευή?

Η is the feminine singular definite article in the nominative case.

It matches επισκευή, which is a feminine singular noun. Greek uses the definite article more often than English, including in many general statements where English might say simply repair.

So η επισκευή can be a normal Greek way to say the repair, or even a more general repair work, depending on context.

What case is επισκευή, and how do we know it is the subject?

Επισκευή is in the nominative singular, which is the usual case for the subject of the sentence.

We know it is the subject because:

• it has the nominative article η
• the verb χρειάζεται is 3rd person singular, agreeing with a singular subject
• the other noun, κόπο, is in the accusative, which fits the direct object

So the structure is:

• Η επισκευή = subject
• χρειάζεται = verb
• κόπο = object

What is the basic dictionary form of χρειάζεται?