Ο ύποπτος περιμένει.

to wait

Breakdown of Ο ύποπτος περιμένει.

• ο ύποπτος: suspect

Questions & Answers about Ο ύποπτος περιμένει.

What does Ο mean here?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article in the nominative case. In English, it usually corresponds to the.

So:

• Ο ύποπτος = the suspect

Here it marks ύποπτος as the subject of the sentence.

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Why is ύποπτος translated as suspect? Doesn’t it also mean suspicious?

Yes. ύποπτος can be:

• an adjective meaning suspicious
• or an adjective used like a noun, meaning suspect

In this sentence, because it has the article Ο, it is being used as a noun:

• Ο ύποπτος = the suspect

This is very common in Greek: an adjective can become a noun when the context makes it clear.

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Is Ο the same as he?

No. Ο here is not the pronoun he. It is the article the.

So:

• Ο ύποπτος = the suspect
• he in Greek would be αυτός

Greek articles can look a little more noticeable than English the, so it is easy for learners to wonder if they are pronouns.

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