Ο βοηθός είναι εδώ.

The assistant is here.

Breakdown of Ο βοηθός είναι εδώ.

• είμαι: to be
• εδώ: here
• ο βοηθός: assistant

Questions & Answers about Ο βοηθός είναι εδώ.

Why is Ο used here, and why is it capitalized?

Ο is the definite article, meaning the. In this sentence it is the masculine singular nominative form, because βοηθός is the subject.

It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence. In the middle of a sentence, it would normally be ο.

Does βοηθός mean a male assistant only?

Not necessarily. Βοηθός can refer to either a man or a woman. The article tells you the gender here:

• ο βοηθός = the male assistant
• η βοηθός = the female assistant

So in Ο βοηθός είναι εδώ, the article ο shows that the assistant is male.

What exactly is είναι?

Είναι is the present-tense form of είμαι, meaning to be. Here it means is.

So the structure is:

• Ο βοηθός = the assistant
• είναι = is
• εδώ = here

A useful extra point: είναι is also the form for are with they, so context tells you whether it is singular or plural.