Η κυριότητα είναι ξεκάθαρη.

The ownership is clear.

Breakdown of Η κυριότητα είναι ξεκάθαρη.

• είμαι: to be
• ξεκάθαρος: clear
• η κυριότητα: ownership

Questions & Answers about Η κυριότητα είναι ξεκάθαρη.

Why does the sentence start with Η?

Η is the definite article for a feminine singular noun in the nominative case.

Here it matches κυριότητα, which is feminine singular. Greek uses articles much more regularly than English, even with abstract nouns, so Η κυριότητα is perfectly natural.

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What case is κυριότητα in?

It is in the nominative singular.

You can tell because it is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing that is something. In Η κυριότητα είναι ξεκάθαρη, the subject is Η κυριότητα, so nominative is the expected case.

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What gender is κυριότητα, and why does that matter?

Κυριότητα is feminine.

That matters because in Greek, adjectives usually agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

So because κυριότητα is feminine singular nominative, the adjective appears as ξεκάθαρη, which is also feminine singular nominative.

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Why is it ξεκάθαρη and not ξεκάθαρος or ξεκάθαρο?