Ελέγξτε την τραπεζική προμήθεια, το επιτόκιο και την ημερομηνία αξίας.

Check the bank fee, interest rate, and value date.

Breakdown of Ελέγξτε την τραπεζική προμήθεια, το επιτόκιο και την ημερομηνία αξίας.

• και: and
• ελέγχω: to check
• το επιτόκιο: interest rate
• η τραπεζική προμήθεια: bank fee; bank commission

Questions & Answers about Ελέγξτε την τραπεζική προμήθεια, το επιτόκιο και την ημερομηνία αξίας.

Why does the sentence start with Ελέγξτε? What form is that?

Ελέγξτε is the imperative form, so it means check as a command or instruction.

More specifically, it is the plural / formal imperative of ελέγχω (to check, inspect, verify).

So this form can be used:

• when speaking to more than one person
• or to one person formally / politely

Compare:

• Έλεγξε = check! (singular, informal)
• Ελέγξτε = check! (plural or polite)

This is very common in instructions, notices, business language, and customer service.

Why are there three different forms of the: την, το, and την?

Greek articles change according to gender, number, and case.

In this sentence, all three nouns are direct objects of Ελέγξτε, so they are in the accusative singular, but they have different genders:

• την τραπεζική προμήθεια → feminine singular accusative
• το επιτόκιο → neuter singular accusative
• την ημερομηνία αξίας → feminine singular accusative

So:

• την = feminine accusative singular
• το = neuter nominative/accusative singular

English just uses the for everything, but Greek has to match the noun.