Μισώ τον θόρυβο.

the noise

Breakdown of Μισώ τον θόρυβο.

• μισώ: to hate

Questions & Answers about Μισώ τον θόρυβο.

How do you pronounce Μισώ τον θόρυβο?

A good approximation is:

mee-SO ton THO-ree-vo

More precisely: [miˈso ton ˈθorivo]

A few sound notes:

• θ sounds like th in think
• ρ is a Greek r, usually a light tap
• υ here sounds like ee
• The stress falls on -σώ in μισώ and on θό- in θόρυβο

So the rhythm is:

μι-ΣΩ τον ΘΟ-ρυ-βο

What does each word do in the sentence?

• Μισώ = verb, I hate
• τον = the, masculine singular accusative article
• θόρυβο = noise, masculine singular accusative noun

So structurally it is:

verb + object

Greek often allows different word orders, but this is the neutral one here.

Why is it τον θόρυβο and not ο θόρυβος?