Βγάλε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό· δοκίμασε το ζουμ.

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Breakdown of Βγάλε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό· δοκίμασε το ζουμ.

• δοκιμάζω: to try
• βγάζω: to take out
• η φωτογραφική μηχανή: camera; photographic camera

Questions & Answers about Βγάλε τη φωτογραφική μηχανή και τον φωτογραφικό φακό· δοκίμασε το ζουμ.

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

Βγάλε is the singular informal imperative of βγάζω. It means take out, get out, or sometimes remove, depending on context.

Here it means something like:

• Take out the camera and the lens

Grammatically, it is the aorist imperative, which is often used for a single complete action. So βγάλε sounds like do this now / as one action, rather than keep taking out or be taking out.

For comparison:

• βγάλε = take out
• βγάζε = keep taking out / take out repeatedly

Why are τη and τον different?

They are both forms of the, but they match the gender of the noun they go with.

• τη φωτογραφική μηχανή = the camera
• τον φωτογραφικό φακό = the photographic lens

Here:

• τη(ν) is the feminine accusative singular article
• τον is the masculine accusative singular article

Greek articles change depending on gender, number, and case.

Also, τη is a common shortened form of την before a consonant. So:

• τη φωτογραφική μηχανή = same as την φωτογραφική μηχανή

Both are understood, but τη is very common in everyday Greek.

Why do φωτογραφική and have different endings?