Questions & Answers about Η αστυνομία βρήκε ένα ίχνος.
Why is there an Η at the beginning?
Η is the definite article in Greek, here meaning the.
- η αστυνομία = the police
- Greek uses articles very often, including with subjects of sentences.
A few useful details:
- η is the feminine singular nominative form of the
- It is pronounced i
So Η αστυνομία literally is the police.
Is αστυνομία singular or plural? In English, police is usually plural.
In this sentence, αστυνομία is grammatically singular in Greek.
That is one of the biggest differences from English:
- English: The police found... often takes a plural verb
- Greek: Η αστυνομία βρήκε... uses a singular verb
So:
- η αστυνομία = the police, the police force
- βρήκε = found (3rd person singular)
If you wanted to talk about police officers as people, Greek often uses:
- οι αστυνομικοί = the police officers / the cops
Is αστυνομία feminine? Does that make βρήκε feminine too?