Ο θαυμαστής λέει ότι το άλμπουμ είναι αξέχαστο.

to be

Breakdown of Ο θαυμαστής λέει ότι το άλμπουμ είναι αξέχαστο.

• ότι: that
• λέω: to say
• το άλμπουμ: album

Questions & Answers about Ο θαυμαστής λέει ότι το άλμπουμ είναι αξέχαστο.

Why does the sentence start with Ο?

Ο is the masculine singular nominative definite article, equivalent to the.

In Ο θαυμαστής, it tells you that θαυμαστής is:

• masculine
• singular
• the subject of the sentence

Greek articles change form depending on gender, number, and case, unlike English the, which never changes.

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What does θαυμαστής mean grammatically, and why does it end in -ής?

Θαυμαστής is a masculine noun. In this sentence it is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject.

The ending -ής is a common masculine noun ending in Greek. Many nouns of this type change in other cases, so you may later see forms like:

• nominative: ο θαυμαστής
• genitive: του θαυμαστή

So here, ο θαυμαστής is simply the basic dictionary-style subject form.

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What form is λέει?

Λέει is the 3rd person singular present tense of λέω = to say / to tell.

So:

• λέω = I say
• λες = you say
• λέει = he/she/it says

In this sentence, the subject is ο θαυμαστής, so λέει matches he says.

A useful thing to notice: in modern Greek, λέει is a very common everyday form.

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