Breakdown of Ο εμβολιασμός, η στείρωση και η αποπαρασίτωση έγιναν χτες.
και
and
χτες
yesterday
γίνομαι
to be done (to be carried out)
ο εμβολιασμός
vaccination
Questions & Answers about Ο εμβολιασμός, η στείρωση και η αποπαρασίτωση έγιναν χτες.
Why are the articles different: ο εμβολιασμός, η στείρωση, η αποπαρασίτωση?
Because each noun has its own grammatical gender, and the definite article has to agree with it.
- ο εμβολιασμός = masculine
- η στείρωση = feminine
- η αποπαρασίτωση = feminine
This is about grammar, not biological sex or “natural” gender. In Greek, nouns simply belong to gender classes.
A useful pattern:
- nouns ending in -μός are often masculine
- nouns ending in -ση or -ωση are often feminine
So the articles are changing to match the nouns.
Why is the verb έγιναν plural, even though each noun is singular?
Because the subject is actually a list of three things joined by και:
- ο εμβολιασμός
- η στείρωση
- η αποπαρασίτωση
Together, they make a plural subject, so the verb is plural:
- έγιναν = they happened / they were done
This works just like English:
- The vaccination, the sterilization, and the deworming were done yesterday.
Not was done, but were done.
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