Every Greek noun is masculine, feminine or neuter, and the word for "the" must match it: ο for masculine, η for feminine, το for neuter. Greek uses "the" much more than English — with days, with times, and even before people's names.
Examples
- Η Δευτέρα και το Σάββατο
- Monday and Saturday
- Η ώρα είναι δύο.
- It's two o'clock.
- Ο Μάρτιος έχει τριάντα μία μέρες.
- March has thirty-one days.
The mistake to avoid
Learners guess the gender from meaning, but it lives in the word's ending — το κορίτσι (the girl) is neuter, not feminine.
Where this fits in
Numbers, days, time, Greek A1: Count, talk about days and months, give the time, and handle numbers in real situations.