Το όχημα σταμάτησε εδώ.

The vehicle stopped here.

Breakdown of Το όχημα σταμάτησε εδώ.

• εδώ: here
• σταματάω: to stop
• το όχημα: vehicle

Questions & Answers about Το όχημα σταμάτησε εδώ.

What does το mean here?

Το is the definite article, so it means the.

In this sentence, το matches όχημα, which is a neuter singular noun. Greek articles change depending on gender, number, and case, so το is the correct form for a neuter singular noun here.

So:

• το όχημα = the vehicle

Why is όχημα neuter?

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and όχημα happens to be neuter.

A useful pattern is that many Greek nouns ending in -μα are neuter, for example:

• το όνομα = the name
• το γράμμα = the letter
• το πράγμα = the thing
• το όχημα = the vehicle

Because όχημα is neuter, it takes the article το.

What case is το όχημα in?

Here, το όχημα is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

One thing that can confuse learners is that for many neuter singular nouns, the nominative and accusative forms look the same. So το όχημα could be nominative or accusative depending on the sentence, but here it is nominative because it is the thing doing the action of stopping.