Η επιθυμία είναι δυνατή.

to be

Breakdown of Η επιθυμία είναι δυνατή.

• δυνατός: strong
• η επιθυμία: desire

Questions & Answers about Η επιθυμία είναι δυνατή.

How do I pronounce Η επιθυμία είναι δυνατή?

A good approximate pronunciation is:

ee e-pee-thee-MEE-a EE-ne thee-na-TEE

A few useful notes:

• Η = ee
• επιθυμία = e-pee-thee-MEE-a
• είναι = EE-ne
• δυνατή = thee-na-TEE if you approximate it with English sounds, but the first sound is actually δ, like the th in this

The accent marks show the stressed syllable:

• επιθυμία
• είναι
• δυνατή

What does Η mean here?

Η is the feminine singular form of the definite article, so it means the.

In this sentence:

• Η επιθυμία = the desire

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case, so you do not use just one word for the in all situations.

Is επιθυμία feminine? How can I tell?

Yes, επιθυμία is feminine.

You can tell because:

• it takes the feminine article η
• the adjective describing it is also feminine: δυνατή

Also, many Greek nouns ending in -ία are feminine, although that ending is a pattern, not an absolute rule for every word.

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