Η μητέρα ακούει το φάντασμα.

The mother hears the ghost.

Breakdown of Η μητέρα ακούει το φάντασμα.

• ακούω: to hear
• η μητέρα: mother
• το φάντασμα: ghost

Questions & Answers about Η μητέρα ακούει το φάντασμα.

What do η and το mean, and why are they different?

Both are forms of the, but Greek definite articles change for gender, number, and case.

• η = feminine singular nominative
• το = neuter singular nominative/accusative

So:

• η μητέρα = the mother
• το φάντασμα = the ghost

They are different because μητέρα is feminine, while φάντασμα is neuter.

What form is ακούει?

Ακούει is the third-person singular present tense of ακούω.

That means it corresponds to:

• he hears
• she hears
• it hears
• or, depending on context, is hearing / is listening to

In this sentence, the subject is η μητέρα, so ακούει means she hears.

Why is there no word for to before το φάντασμα?