Ο θαυμαστής χαμογελάει.

to smile

Breakdown of Ο θαυμαστής χαμογελάει.

• ο θαυμαστής: admirer (of an artist or performer)

Questions & Answers about Ο θαυμαστής χαμογελάει.

Why is there an ο at the beginning?

ο is the masculine singular definite article, so here it means the.

It appears because θαυμαστής is:

• masculine
• singular
• in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence

So ο θαυμαστής means the admirer / the fan.

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What case is θαυμαστής, and how can I tell?

It is in the nominative singular.

You can tell because:

• it is the subject of the sentence
• it comes with the nominative masculine singular article ο
• the dictionary form of this noun is θαυμαστής

In this sentence, θαυμαστής is the person doing the action.

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Is θαυμαστής masculine? How would I say it for a woman?

Yes, θαυμαστής is a masculine noun.

A common feminine form is θαυμάστρια.

So:

• ο θαυμαστής = a male admirer / fan
• η θαυμάστρια = a female admirer / fan

Greek nouns and articles usually show gender much more clearly than English does.

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