Η προπληρωμένη κάρτα λειτουργεί.

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Breakdown of Η προπληρωμένη κάρτα λειτουργεί.

• η προπληρωμένη κάρτα: prepaid card

Questions & Answers about Η προπληρωμένη κάρτα λειτουργεί.

Why does the sentence start with Η, which looks like the English letter H?

In Greek, Η here is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

A few useful things to know:

• It is pronounced ee, not like English h.
• At the start of the sentence it is capitalized, so you see Η instead of η.
• Greek Η/η is also the letter eta, so learners often do a double take when they first see it.

So Η προπληρωμένη κάρτα = the prepaid card.

Why is it η κάρτα and not some other form of the?

Because κάρτα is a feminine singular noun, and Greek articles must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

Here are the singular definite articles in the nominative:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

Since κάρτα is feminine, Greek uses η.

What exactly is προπληρωμένη grammatically?