Questions & Answers about Βλέπω την παγίδα στον δρόμο.
Why is it την παγίδα and not η παγίδα?
Because παγίδα is the direct object of the verb βλέπω.
- η παγίδα = the trap as a subject
- την παγίδα = the trap as an object
Greek changes the article, and often the noun ending too, depending on its role in the sentence. Here, I see the trap, so the trap is what is being seen, which makes it the direct object.
For this feminine noun:
- nominative: η παγίδα
- accusative: την παγίδα
Why is it στον δρόμο and not ο δρόμος?
Because after σε meaning in / on / at / to, Greek normally uses the accusative case.
So:
- ο δρόμος = the road / street as a subject
- τον δρόμο = the road / street after a preposition like σε
Also, στον is a contraction:
- σε + τον = στον
So στον δρόμο literally comes from σε τον δρόμο.
What exactly does στον mean here?