Το δίπλωμα οδήγησης είναι εδώ.

The driving licence is here.

Breakdown of Το δίπλωμα οδήγησης είναι εδώ.

• είμαι: to be
• εδώ: here
• το δίπλωμα οδήγησης: driving licence

Questions & Answers about Το δίπλωμα οδήγησης είναι εδώ.

What is each word doing in Το δίπλωμα οδήγησης είναι εδώ?

A natural breakdown is:

• Το = the (neuter singular article)
• δίπλωμα = license / diploma / certificate
• οδήγησης = of driving
• είναι = is
• εδώ = here

Grammatically:

• Το δίπλωμα οδήγησης is the subject: the driver’s license
• είναι is the verb: is
• εδώ is an adverb of place: here

So the structure is basically:

[The driver’s license] [is] [here].

Does δίπλωμα really mean diploma? It looks like the English word.

Yes, but this is a bit of a false friend.

In Greek, δίπλωμα can mean:

• a diploma / certificate
• a license, especially in everyday speech for a driver’s license

So in this sentence, δίπλωμα does not mean an academic diploma. It means a license, specifically a driver’s license because of οδήγησης.

A very close literal idea is:

• δίπλωμα = license/certificate
• δίπλωμα οδήγησης = driving license / driver’s license