Breakdown of Η φωτογραφική μηχανή είναι στην τσάντα.
Questions & Answers about Η φωτογραφική μηχανή είναι στην τσάντα.
Yes, literally it does. Greek very often uses φωτογραφική μηχανή for a photo camera.
- φωτογραφική = photographic
- μηχανή = machine, device
So the phrase is completely normal Greek. You may also hear κάμερα, but φωτογραφική μηχανή is especially clear for photo camera rather than video camera.
Η is the feminine singular definite article in the nominative case, so here it means the.
It matches μηχανή, which is a feminine noun. So:
- Η φωτογραφική μηχανή = the camera
Because Greek adjectives agree with the noun they describe in:
- gender
- number
- case
The noun μηχανή is feminine singular, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:
- φωτογραφικός = masculine
- φωτογραφική = feminine
- φωτογραφικό = neuter
Here the correct form is φωτογραφική because it describes μηχανή.