Το θύμα θέλει ελευθερία.

The victim wants freedom.

Breakdown of Το θύμα θέλει ελευθερία.

• θέλω: to want
• η ελευθερία: freedom
• το θύμα: victim

Questions & Answers about Το θύμα θέλει ελευθερία.

Why does the sentence start with το?

το is the definite article in Greek, here meaning the. It agrees with θύμα in gender, number, and case.

In this sentence:

• το = the
• θύμα = victim

So Το θύμα means the victim.

Because θύμα is neuter singular, the article must also be neuter singular: το.

Why is θύμα neuter if a victim is a person?

In Greek, grammatical gender does not always match biological sex or natural gender.

θύμα is grammatically neuter, even though it refers to a human being. So Greek says:

• το θύμα = the victim

This can refer to a male victim, a female victim, or a victim of unspecified sex.

This is very common in Greek: some nouns for people are grammatically neuter.

What form is θέλει?