"Αυτό το βουβάλι."

[scarcerer]

Does Greek always require a definite article in these kinds of situations?

[Theo_Matrakas]

I think yes. I cannot remember an exception at the moment.

[FrankLamingo]

Why is the word buffallo in basics 1? Seems out of place. I can learn articles with the word sun or moon or street or anything more useful. Just my opinion

[Chrisnooit]

Might be because the word is easy to remember - it looks like the English word. Because you will remember it fast, you can focus on the grammar instead.

[Lily803049]

What does the "το" signify when it's between 2 words?

[Bikinitrusa]

"το" means "the", greeks uses this article a lot more in their language than the english language. This line practically says "This the buffalo".

[sqwertbird]

Would "this is the" be different?

[D_..]

Yes, because there is no verb in the Greek phrase - it's an incomplete sentence. That would be Αυτό είναι το βουβάλι.