Το γουρούνι τρώει τώρα.

Το is the definite article, meaning the. It agrees with γουρούνι in gender, number, and case.

Here it is:

• neuter
• singular
• nominative (because το γουρούνι is the subject)

So το γουρούνι = the pig.

In Greek, grammatical gender is not the same as biological sex.

Γουρούνι is simply a neuter noun in Greek, so it takes the neuter article το. That does not mean the pig is considered sexless in real life; it just means the noun belongs to the neuter gender class.

This is very common in Greek, especially with animal names.

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence — the one doing the action.

In Το γουρούνι τρώει τώρα, the pig is the one eating, so το γουρούνι is nominative.

A useful extra point: for many neuter nouns in Greek, the nominative and accusative look the same, so the form itself does not change here.

Τρώει is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb τρώω (to eat).

It means:

• he eats
• she eats
• it eats

And, depending on context, it can also mean:

• he/she/it is eating

Because the subject here is το γουρούνι, the natural translation is the pig eats or the pig is eating.

In Modern Greek, the present tense often covers both:

• the simple present: eats
• the present progressive / continuous: is eating

Greek does not usually need a separate structure like English is eating.

So:

• Το γουρούνι τρώει can mean The pig eats or The pig is eating
• τώρα makes the right now / currently meaning much clearer

That is why this sentence is naturally understood as The pig is eating now.

Because Greek does not normally build the present continuous the way English does.

English says:

• The pig is eating

Greek simply uses the present tense verb:

• Το γουρούνι τρώει

So there is no extra verb like είναι here. Using είναι would be wrong for this structure.

Greek is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already tells you the person and number.

Τρώει already means he/she/it eats.

In this sentence, the subject is stated as το γουρούνι, so there is no need to add a separate pronoun.

A sentence with just Τρώει τώρα could still mean He/She/It is eating now, depending on context.

Τώρα means now.

In this sentence, it tells you that the action is happening at this moment.

Its position is fairly flexible in Greek. You can say:

• Το γουρούνι τρώει τώρα
• Τώρα το γουρούνι τρώει
• Το γουρούνι τώρα τρώει

These all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis may shift slightly depending on placement.

No. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

Το γουρούνι τρώει τώρα is a very natural, neutral order:

• subject + verb + adverb

But Greek can move words around for emphasis or style:

• Τώρα το γουρούνι τρώει
• Το γουρούνι τώρα τρώει

English usually needs a more fixed order, but Greek can often change the order without changing the basic meaning.

A helpful pronunciation guide is:

• το = to
• γουρούνι = ghoo-ROO-nee
• τρώει = TRO-ee
• τώρα = TO-ra

Approximate full pronunciation:

• to ghoo-ROO-nee TRO-ee TO-ra

A few key points:

• ου sounds like oo in food
• γ before ου sounds like a soft, throaty sound, not like English hard g
• τρώει has two syllables: TRO-ee
• the accent marks show the stressed syllable

The accent marks show which syllable is stressed.

In this sentence:

• γουρούνι → stress on ρού
• τρώει → stress on τρώ
• τώρα → stress on τώ

Stress matters in Greek pronunciation, and sometimes changing the stress can make a word sound wrong or even turn it into a different word.

So when learning vocabulary, it is best to memorize both the spelling and the stress.

Yes, but the meaning changes.

• Το γουρούνι τρώει τώρα = The pig is eating now
• Ένα γουρούνι τρώει τώρα = A pig is eating now

So το makes the noun definite, while ένα makes it indefinite.

Both the noun phrase and the verb would change.

Singular:

• Το γουρούνι τρώει τώρα = The pig is eating now

Plural:

• Τα γουρούνια τρώνε τώρα = The pigs are eating now

Changes:

• το → τα
• γουρούνι → γουρούνια
• τρώει → τρώνε

So the verb must agree with the subject in number.