Το καταφύγιο ζώων είναι κοντά.

to be

Breakdown of Το καταφύγιο ζώων είναι κοντά.

• κοντά: nearby
• το καταφύγιο ζώων: animal shelter

Questions & Answers about Το καταφύγιο ζώων είναι κοντά.

Why is it το καταφύγιο? What is το doing here?

Το is the definite article, meaning the.

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case.
Here, καταφύγιο is a neuter singular noun in the nominative case, so the correct article is το.

So:

• το καταφύγιο = the shelter

A learner often notices that Greek uses articles more visibly than English because they must agree with the noun.

What does καταφύγιο mean exactly?

Καταφύγιο means shelter or refuge.

In this sentence, it means an animal shelter when combined with ζώων.

Grammatically:

• καταφύγιο is neuter
• singular nominative form: καταφύγιο
• stress: ka-ta-FY-gi-o

So the core noun of the sentence is the shelter.

Why is it ζώων and not ζώα?