Ο αριθμός πλαισίου είναι μακρύς.

to be

Breakdown of Ο αριθμός πλαισίου είναι μακρύς.

• μακρύς: long
• ο αριθμός πλαισίου: chassis number; VIN

Questions & Answers about Ο αριθμός πλαισίου είναι μακρύς.

Why is ο used at the beginning?

Ο is the masculine singular nominative definite article, meaning the.

It is used because αριθμός is:

• masculine
• singular
• the subject of the sentence

So:

• ο αριθμός = the number

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case, unlike English the, which always stays the same.

Why is αριθμός in that form?

Αριθμός is the nominative singular form, which is the form normally used for the subject of a sentence.

Here, ο αριθμός πλαισίου is the subject, and είναι μακρύς tells us something about it.

Dictionary form:

• αριθμός = number

Because it is a masculine noun in the nominative singular, it appears as ο αριθμός.

Why is it πλαισίου and not πλαίσιο?