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Questions & Answers about Ο αγοραστής περιμένει.
Why is there Ο at the beginning, and why is it capitalized?
Ο is the Greek definite article, meaning the here. It is capitalized only because it begins the sentence. In the middle of a sentence, it would normally be ο.
In this sentence, ο is the masculine singular nominative form of the.
What case is αγοραστής in?
αγοραστής is in the nominative singular. That is the case normally used for the subject of the sentence.
Here, ο αγοραστής is the subject, so Greek uses the nominative:
- ο αγοραστής = the buyer as the subject
Is αγοραστής masculine?
Yes. αγοραστής is a grammatically masculine singular noun, which matches the article ο.
Depending on context, it may refer to a male buyer specifically, or sometimes be used in a more general sense. If Greek wants to refer specifically to a female buyer, it would normally use a feminine form instead.
What does the ending -ής tell me?