Ο λογαριασμός όψεως είναι καινούριος.

Ο is the masculine singular nominative definite article, equivalent to the.

It is used because λογαριασμός is:

• masculine
• singular
• the subject of the sentence

So:

• ο λογαριασμός = the account

Greek uses articles very regularly, often more consistently than English.

λογαριασμός is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

The sentence structure is:

• Ο λογαριασμός όψεως = the current/checking account
• είναι = is
• καινούριος = new

A very common pattern in Greek is:

subject + είναι + adjective

Since λογαριασμός is the thing being described, it appears in the nominative.

Because adjectives in Greek must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, λογαριασμός is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

That gives:

• καινούριος = masculine singular nominative

Compare:

• ο λογαριασμός είναι καινούριος = the account is new
• η κάρτα είναι καινούρια = the card is new
• το βιβλίο είναι καινούριο = the book is new

Because καινούριος is a predicate adjective, not an adjective placed directly before the noun.

Compare these two patterns:

1. Ο λογαριασμός είναι καινούριος.
   = The account is new.

2. Ο καινούριος λογαριασμός
   = The new account

In the sentence you were given, the adjective comes after είναι because it is part of the predicate: it tells you something about the subject.

λογαριασμός όψεως is a set banking expression meaning current account or checking account.

Even if the meaning has already been given to you, it is useful to know that this is treated as a fixed phrase in Greek. You will often see it in formal or banking language.

So in the sentence:

• Ο λογαριασμός όψεως = the current/checking account

όψεως is a formal/genitive form that survives in fixed expressions, especially in administrative, legal, or banking language.

In everyday Greek, learners often expect more regular modern patterns, but some expressions preserve older or more formal forms. λογαριασμός όψεως is one of them.

The key point for you as a learner is:

• treat λογαριασμός όψεως as a fixed term
• you do not need to build it from scratch every time

So this is one of those phrases that is best learned as a whole.

Yes, more or less. In λογαριασμός όψεως, the whole phrase functions like a compound term, and όψεως is part of that fixed expression.

You say:

• ο λογαριασμός όψεως

not usually:

• ο λογαριασμός της όψεως

The article belongs to the main noun λογαριασμός, while όψεως functions as part of the established label for the type of account.

είναι means is and is the 3rd person singular of the verb είμαι = to be.

So:

• είναι = he/she/it is

In this sentence, it is not omitted:

• Ο λογαριασμός όψεως είναι καινούριος.

In informal Greek, forms of to be are sometimes dropped in certain contexts, but for a clear standard sentence like this, είναι is normally included.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English, although the original version is the most neutral and straightforward.

Neutral:

• Ο λογαριασμός όψεως είναι καινούριος.

You could also say:

• Καινούριος είναι ο λογαριασμός όψεως.

That version puts more emphasis on καινούριος.

So the original sentence is the standard, unmarked order:

• subject
• verb
• predicate adjective

They are often similar, but not always identical.

• καινούριος usually emphasizes newness in the sense of brand-new / recently made / not old / newly opened
• νέος can mean new, but also young depending on context

For example:

• καινούριο αυτοκίνητο = a brand-new car
• νέος άνθρωπος = a young person

In your sentence, καινούριος is a very natural choice for something like an account that has recently been opened or is newly created.

A rough pronunciation is:

o logariasmós ópseos íne kenúrios

A few helpful notes:

• γ before α here sounds like a soft voiced sound, not like English hard g
• αι in καινούριος is pronounced like e
• the stress marks show where the voice should rise in emphasis:
  • λογαριασμός
  • όψεως
  • είναι
  • καινούριος

If you want, you can think of the rhythm as:

o lo-ga-ria-SMOS OP-se-os I-ne ke-NU-ri-os

Because in Greek, predicate adjectives still agree with the noun they describe.

English:

• The account is new.

Greek:

• Ο λογαριασμός είναι καινούριος.

Even though καινούριος comes after the verb, it still has to match λογαριασμός in gender, number, and case.

This is very normal in Greek and is something English speakers need to get used to:

• agreement does not disappear just because the adjective comes after είναι.