Η περιουσία είναι μεγάλη.

The property is large.

Breakdown of Η περιουσία είναι μεγάλη.

• είμαι: to be
• μεγάλος: large
• η περιουσία: property; estate

Questions & Answers about Η περιουσία είναι μεγάλη.

What is Η at the beginning of the sentence?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, so it corresponds to the.

Its lowercase form is η. In this sentence, it goes with περιουσία, which is a feminine noun.

Pronunciation: η / Η sounds like ee in Modern Greek.

Why is περιουσία feminine?

In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.

περιουσία is a feminine noun, so it takes the feminine article η and a feminine adjective form like μεγάλη.

This is something you usually learn together with the noun:

• η περιουσία
• not ο περιουσία
• not το περιουσία

What case is περιουσία in here?

It is in the nominative singular.

That is because περιουσία is the subject of the sentence: it is the thing being described as big.

So the structure is:

• Η περιουσία = the subject
• είναι = is
• μεγάλη = big / large