Ελέγχω το τακάκι, τη ζάντα και την ακτίνα.

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Breakdown of Ελέγχω το τακάκι, τη ζάντα και την ακτίνα.

• ελέγχω: to check
• το τακάκι: brake pad
• η ζάντα: rim

Questions & Answers about Ελέγχω το τακάκι, τη ζάντα και την ακτίνα.

Why does the sentence start with Ελέγχω? What form is that?

Ελέγχω is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb ελέγχω, so it means I check / I inspect.

Greek often leaves out the subject pronoun, so Ελέγχω by itself already means I check. You could say Εγώ ελέγχω... for extra emphasis, but normally Greek does not need εγώ here.

Why are there different articles: το, τη, and την?

They match the gender and case of each noun.

• το τακάκι → neuter singular
• τη ζάντα → feminine singular
• την ακτίνα → feminine singular

All three nouns are the direct objects of Ελέγχω, so they are in the accusative case.

In this sentence:

• το = accusative singular article for a neuter noun
• τη(ν) = accusative singular article for a feminine noun

So the article changes depending on the noun it goes with.

Why is it τη ζάντα but την ακτίνα? Where did the -ν go?