No. 8 in Greek

τον

The Greek word "τον" is the masculine singular accusative definite article, meaning "the."

In a sentence

Βλέπω τον φίλο μου στον δρόμο.
I see my friend on the street.
In this sentence, "τον" is the accusative masculine singular form of the definite article, used to specify the direct object ("the friend") of the verb "βλέπω".
Δίνω το βιβλίο στον δάσκαλο.
I give the book to the teacher.
Here, "τον" is part of "στον," which is a contraction of "σε" (to) + "τον" (the). It indicates direction or recipient in the dative case.
Υπάρχει μια ιστορία για τον ήρωα.
There is a story about the hero.
In this example, "τον" is used to articulate the accusative masculine singular form of "the hero" as the object of the preposition "για" (about).

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