Ο ράφτης μετράει το παντελόνι.

the pants

Breakdown of Ο ράφτης μετράει το παντελόνι.

• μετράω: to measure
• ο ράφτης: tailor

Questions & Answers about Ο ράφτης μετράει το παντελόνι.

How do you pronounce Ο ράφτης μετράει το παντελόνι?

A natural pronunciation is roughly:

o RAF-tis me-TRA-i to pan-de-LO-ni

A few notes:

• Ο sounds like o in not (short and clear).
• ράφτης has the stress on the first syllable: RAF-tis.
• μετράει has the stress on -τρά-: me-TRA-i.
• παντελόνι has the stress on -λό-: pan-de-LO-ni.

The accent marks in Greek show you where the stress goes, so they matter.

Why does ράφτης use ο?

Because ράφτης is a masculine singular noun, and ο is the masculine singular definite article meaning the.

So:

• ο ράφτης = the tailor

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, so the article has to match the noun.

Why does παντελόνι use το?