Το πλάσμα κοιμάται.

to sleep

Breakdown of Το πλάσμα κοιμάται.

• το πλάσμα: creature; being

Questions & Answers about Το πλάσμα κοιμάται.

Why is there το before πλάσμα?

Το is the definite article, so it means the here. Greek usually uses an article in places where English uses the, so το πλάσμα is the creature / the being.

Why is it το and not ο or η?

Because πλάσμα is a neuter noun.

In Modern Greek singular definite articles are:

• ο for masculine
• η for feminine
• το for neuter

So:

• ο άνθρωπος = the man / the person
• η γυναίκα = the woman
• το πλάσμα = the creature / the being

Grammatical gender in Greek is a property of the noun, and the article has to match it.

What form of πλάσμα is this?

It is nominative singular.

That makes sense because πλάσμα is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing doing the sleeping.

So:

• το πλάσμα = nominative singular, the creature as subject

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