Το όχημα σταμάτησε εδώ.

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

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.

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.

Σταμάτησε is the aorist form, specifically 3rd person singular of σταματάω / σταματώ.

In practical terms, here it means:

• it stopped
• the vehicle stopped

The aorist usually presents the action as a single complete event. So σταμάτησε focuses on the fact that the vehicle came to a stop.

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. This is very common.

The verb form σταμάτησε already tells you the subject is 3rd person singular: he/she/it stopped. Since the noun το όχημα is already there, adding a separate pronoun would be unnecessary.

So Greek does not need to say something like it stopped separately if the subject is clear.

Εδώ is an adverb, and it means here.

It does not change form for gender, number, or case. It simply gives information about place.

So:

• σταμάτησε εδώ = stopped here

That is a very natural word order in Greek. The sentence is arranged as:

• Το όχημα = subject
• σταμάτησε = verb
• εδώ = adverb of place

Greek word order is fairly flexible, though, so other orders are possible depending on emphasis. For example:

• Το όχημα σταμάτησε εδώ. = neutral
• Εδώ σταμάτησε το όχημα. = more emphasis on here
• Το όχημα εδώ σταμάτησε. = possible in a contrastive context

So the meaning stays similar, but the emphasis can shift.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

to O-hi-ma sta-MA-ti-se e-THO

A few notes:

• όχημα has the stress on the first syllable: Ο-
• σταμάτησε has the stress on μά
• εδώ has the stress on the last syllable

Also:

• χ in όχημα is not like English ch in chair. It is a Greek sound, more like a soft throaty h/kh sound.
• δ in εδώ sounds like the th in this, not the th in thin.

The accent mark shows which syllable is stressed when you say the word.

So:

• όχημα → stress on ό
• σταμάτησε → stress on μά
• εδώ → stress on δώ

In Modern Greek, written accents are important because they tell you where the stress goes.

Not necessarily. Όχημα means vehicle in a general sense.

It can refer to things like:

• a car
• a truck
• a van
• a motorcycle
• a vehicle in an official or technical context

If you specifically mean car, Greek more commonly uses αυτοκίνητο.

So όχημα is a bit broader and often sounds a little more formal or general than αυτοκίνητο.

In a normal sentence, το is the natural choice if you mean the vehicle, a specific vehicle.

Leaving out the article can sound unusual in everyday Greek unless you are using:

• a headline style
• a label
• a very formal or special context

So for ordinary speech and writing, Το όχημα σταμάτησε εδώ is the standard, natural version.