Το τραύμα φαίνεται καθαρά.

• Το = the
• τραύμα = wound, injury, or sometimes trauma depending on context
• φαίνεται = appears, is visible, can be seen, seems
• καθαρά = clearly

So the sentence literally works like: The wound appears clearly or more naturally in English, The wound is clearly visible.

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case.

Here:

• τραύμα is a neuter singular noun
• it is the subject of the sentence
• so it takes the nominative singular neuter article το

That is why you get το τραύμα.

Many Greek neuter nouns end in -μα in the singular nominative/accusative form.

Examples:

• το τραύμα = the wound
• το γράμμα = the letter
• το όνομα = the name

This is a very common neuter noun pattern in Greek. So τραύμα is just following a normal noun type.

Φαίνεται is the 3rd person singular present form of φαίνομαι.

That means it matches a singular subject like το τραύμα.

So:

• εγώ φαίνομαι = I appear / I am visible
• εσύ φαίνεσαι = you appear
• αυτό φαίνεται = it appears / it is visible

Because το τραύμα is singular, Greek uses φαίνεται.

The basic verb used here is φαίνομαι, not φαίνω.

φαίνομαι is very common in Greek and often means:

• to appear
• to seem
• to be visible

So φαίνεται is the normal form you would use for it appears / it seems / it is visible.

For learners coming from English, this can feel a little unusual because Greek often uses verb forms that look middle/passive where English uses an active-looking verb like appear.

In this sentence, it most naturally means is visible or can be seen.

The full sentence suggests that the wound can be seen clearly:

• Το τραύμα φαίνεται καθαρά. = The wound is clearly visible.

But in other contexts, φαίνεται can also mean seems:

• Φαίνεται κουρασμένος. = He seems tired.

So the exact English translation depends on context.

Here καθαρά is an adverb, meaning clearly.

It describes how the wound appears:

• φαίνεται καθαρά = is visible clearly / can be seen clearly

A common learner point is that καθαρά can also be related to the adjective καθαρός / καθαρή / καθαρό = clean, clear, but in this sentence it is not an adjective. It is an adverb modifying the verb.

Because καθαρά here is an adverb, not an adjective agreeing with τραύμα.

Compare:

• το καθαρό τραύμα would try to mean something like the clean/clear wound — adjective modifying the noun
• το τραύμα φαίνεται καθαρά = the wound is clearly visible — adverb modifying the verb

In Modern Greek, many adverbs have forms like -α, so καθαρά is the normal adverb here.

No, Greek word order is often more flexible than English, though some orders sound more natural than others.

The neutral order here is:

• Το τραύμα φαίνεται καθαρά.

You could also hear:

• Καθαρά φαίνεται το τραύμα.
• Το τραύμα καθαρά φαίνεται.

But those versions may shift the emphasis. The original sentence sounds natural and straightforward.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

To TRAV-ma FE-ne-te ka-tha-RA

A bit more carefully:

• Το = to
• τραύμα = TRAV-ma
• φαίνεται = FE-ne-te
• καθαρά = ka-tha-RA

Stress falls on:

• τραύμα
• φαίνεται
• καθαρά

A few sound notes:

• αι in φαίνεται sounds like e
• αυ in τραύμα sounds like av here
• θ is like the th in think

Yes. Τραύμα can mean:

• a physical wound or injury
• a psychological trauma, depending on context

So Greek uses the same word more broadly, much like the English-related word trauma. In this sentence, because of φαίνεται καθαρά (is clearly visible), it most likely refers to a physical wound or injury.

Usually no, not in normal context.

Even though the words might tempt you in that direction:

• τραύμα can mean trauma
• φαίνεται can mean seems
• καθαρά can mean clearly

the natural reading of the whole sentence is about something visible:

• The wound is clearly visible
• The injury can be seen clearly

So a translation like The trauma seems clear would normally sound unnatural or misleading.

It is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence.

You can tell from:

• the article το
• the basic dictionary form τραύμα
• the fact that it is the thing that appears / is visible

So:

• το τραύμα = nominative singular subject

It is fairly neutral and natural. It could appear in:

• everyday conversation
• a medical context
• a police or accident report
• general description

It is not especially slangy or especially formal. It is a standard, useful sentence pattern.

A very useful pattern is:

[subject] + φαίνεται + adverb/adjective

Examples:

• Το τραύμα φαίνεται καθαρά. = The wound is clearly visible.
• Το σπίτι φαίνεται από εδώ. = The house can be seen from here.
• Φαίνεται κουρασμένος. = He seems tired.
• Η διαφορά φαίνεται αμέσως. = The difference is visible immediately / shows right away.

So this sentence teaches you a common Greek verb, φαίνομαι, that is extremely useful in everyday language.