Η εμπορική αξία είναι μεγάλη.

to be

Breakdown of Η εμπορική αξία είναι μεγάλη.

• μεγάλος: high
• η εμπορική αξία: market value

Questions & Answers about Η εμπορική αξία είναι μεγάλη.

What does each word in Η εμπορική αξία είναι μεγάλη mean or do?

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Η = the (feminine singular definite article)
• εμπορική = commercial / market-related
• αξία = value
• είναι = is
• μεγάλη = big / great / large

So grammatically, Η εμπορική αξία is the subject, είναι is the verb, and μεγάλη is the adjective describing the subject.

Why is there η at the beginning?

Η is the feminine singular form of the.

Greek definite articles change for gender, number, and case, so Greek does not use just one word for the in every situation.

Here, αξία is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative (the subject of the sentence)

So the correct article is η.

Why are both εμπορική and μεγάλη feminine?