Ο κωδικός PIN είναι σωστός.

The PIN is correct.

Breakdown of Ο κωδικός PIN είναι σωστός.

• είμαι: to be
• σωστός: correct
• ο κωδικός PIN: PIN

Questions & Answers about Ο κωδικός PIN είναι σωστός.

Why does the sentence start with ο?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article, meaning the.

It appears here because κωδικός is a masculine singular noun, so the article has to match it:

• ο κωδικός = the code

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case, unlike English the, which always stays the same.

What exactly is κωδικός PIN? Why are there two words for what seems like one thing?

Κωδικός means code, and PIN is the borrowed acronym PIN.

So ο κωδικός PIN literally means the PIN code.

This is very common in Greek: a Greek noun is used together with an English acronym or foreign term.

You may also hear simply:

• το PIN

But ο κωδικός PIN is perfectly natural and a bit more explicit.

Why is κωδικός masculine?

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

Κωδικός is a masculine noun, so it takes masculine forms around it:

• ο κωδικός
• σωστός (masculine form of correct/right)

This is grammatical gender, not biological gender.