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Because ανταλλακτικό is a neuter singular noun, and Greek usually uses the definite article much more regularly than English.
- το = the for a neuter singular noun
- ανταλλακτικό = spare part
So το ανταλλακτικό means the spare part.
In Greek, the article must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
It is neuter.
A useful clue is its ending: many neuter nouns in Greek end in -ο or -ι, but some also end in -ικό, like ανταλλακτικό.
So here:
- το ανταλλακτικό = nominative singular neuter
- του ανταλλακτικού = genitive singular neuter
Even though it refers to an object, remember that grammatical gender in Greek is a grammar category, not biological sex.