"A torch"

Translation: μία δάδα

[JohnMosesD]

I'm not sure when to use η, ο, μία, etc as "the". I guess I just haven't gotten there yet

[WillDuckworth]

η,ο for the and ενα, μια for a. That is just for starters.

[AarghTamer]

What about ενα δάδα?

[greekdude_]

Needs the female of ένα which is μία as δάδα is female

[TheMetropolia]

Is ενας the masculine of ένα while ένα is neutral?

[ConTricola]

How do I type in Greek with an English
keyboard?

[jaye16]

Read the comments on this page. Just a little above yours is a good link.

[Nick164260]

Does this mean "torch" as in British usage for what Americans would call "flashlight" or does it refer to an open flame at the end of a stick? Thank you!

[HaggenKennedy]

"δάδα" is literally a torch (not a flashlight). It's the flame at the end of a stick, a firebrand -- what Indiana Jones would use in the catacombs of some lost Aztec temple, or what Rambo used in "First Blood" to navigate through the mining tunnels inside the mountain.

A flashlight is called "(ο) φακός".

[TSCannington]

Σας ευχαριστώ! This confused me as well :)

[AnoucheYot]

Is ένα only the greek for number 1? I mean if ένας is masculine and μία feminine, can ένα be used with a noun like ένα κορίτζι (neutral) or is it just a number ?

[D_..]

Is ένα only the greek for number 1?

No, the numeral has all three forms ένας, μία, ένα, just like the indefinite article.
The neuter form of the numeral is used when talking numbers only (e.g. one plus three = ένα και τρία), otherwise the grammatical gender has to match the word it refers to. So, if it's a neuter one, like κορίτσι, then yes, it's 'ένα κορίτσι'. For feminine and masculine words though, even when you mean to use the numeral and not the indefinite article, you have to gender match the words: μία γυναίκα, ένας άνδρας.

[AnoucheYot]

Καταλαβένω. Ευγράριστω ☺

[Razvan38505]

How do you know torch is female? Is there anything in the word itself that gives it away? For example in romanian all female names end with the vowel 'a'. Unless the name is not of romanian origin.

[G.Georgopoulos]

Most feminine nouns end in "-η" or "-α" in the nominative case.

[HannahJame256043]

I am unable to switch my keyboard over

[jaye16]

Read the comment above yours there are helpful links.

[BarbaraWar648953]

I don't have a Greek keyboard.

[jaye16]

HOW TO ADD THE GREEK ALPHABET TO YOUR YOUR KEYBOARD

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/23430663

[BarbaraWar648953]

No greek keyboard

[BRYANDENSE]

why is ο φακος not acceptable?

[jaye16]

you needed "Ένας φακός" because the English says "a torch".