"Είναι αυτή η σκάλα;"

Translation: Are these the stairs?

[taffer123]

Skala can also refer to a ladder

[Georgiaonc]

What would we use for 'Is it this staircase?'

[D_..]

The same answer! "Είναι αυτή η σκάλα;" :) That's a great catch! The words are grouped differently depending on what your English phrase is:
Is THIS the staircase? - Είναι AYTH η σκάλα;
Is it THIS staircase? - Είναι ΑΥΤΗ η σκάλα;

[Georgiaonc]

Wow!! Interesting ....and ευχαριστω παρα πολυ!

[KeithAndre18]

"Is it these stairs?" was rejected. Should this have been accepted, or there is a different way you would ask this in Greek?

[G.Georgopoulos]

As in, "Was it these/those stairs you tripped down yesterday?"?

[Junec177]

I agree, "Are these the stairs" and "Is it these stairs" seem to mean the same thing to me in English. Is there a difference?

[G.Georgopoulos]

I have added it now

[KenButcher1]

Why not: "These are the stairs?"

[RoyCarey]

Is not Αυτή in this case plural

[Junec177]

Η σκάλα is a singular feminine noun. οι σκάλες would refer to multiple sets of stairs. It's not quite the same as in English.

[chrimata]

Shouldn't it be 'is this the stairs' in English? Αυτή η implies there is one set of stairs