Το πικάπ λειτουργεί, μόνο που έχει φθαρμένο δίσκο βινυλίου.

Πικάπ means record player / turntable in everyday Modern Greek.

It is a loanword and is indeclinable, which means the noun itself does not change form across cases. Greek shows its gender, number, and case mainly through the article:

• το πικάπ = the record player
• του πικάπ = of the record player
• τα πικάπ = the record players

In Modern Greek, it is normally treated as neuter.

Because το is the neuter singular definite article: the.

Since πικάπ does not change form, the article is especially helpful because it tells you how the noun is being used. Here:

• Το πικάπ = the record player

So το shows that the noun is:

• definite
• singular
• neuter
• in the nominative case here, because it is the subject of the sentence

Λειτουργεί means it functions / it operates / it works.

It is the 3rd person singular present form, because the subject is το πικάπ.

Greek often uses λειτουργώ / λειτουργεί for machines, devices, systems, and services. It sounds a bit more like functions properly than the very general works.

You may also hear δουλεύει for machines in everyday speech:

• Το πικάπ λειτουργεί = The record player functions / is working
• Το πικάπ δουλεύει = The record player works

Both are possible, but λειτουργεί is slightly more neutral or formal-sounding.

Μόνο που is a very common expression meaning something like:

• except that
• only that
• it’s just that
• but

It introduces a limitation, drawback, or problem after a positive statement.

So the sentence structure is basically:

• It works, only / except that...

This is more natural in Greek than translating μόνο word-for-word as just only.

They are similar, but not always identical.

• αλλά = but
• μόνο που = except that / only that / it’s just that

In this sentence, μόνο που sounds a bit more like: The record player works — the only problem is that it has...

If you said:

• Το πικάπ λειτουργεί, αλλά έχει φθαρμένο δίσκο βινυλίου

that would also be correct, but μόνο που gives a slightly more specific nuance of one limiting issue.

Φθαρμένο is an adjective meaning worn, worn-out, or damaged by use.

Its dictionary form is usually:

• φθαρμένος = worn (masculine nominative singular)

Here it becomes φθαρμένο because it agrees with δίσκο, which is:

• masculine
• singular
• accusative

For this adjective pattern:

• φθαρμένος = masculine nominative
• φθαρμένη = feminine nominative
• φθαρμένο = neuter nominative / accusative, and also masculine accusative singular in this kind of phrase

So:

• φθαρμένος δίσκος = a worn record
• έχει φθαρμένο δίσκο = it has a worn record

Because δίσκο is the accusative singular form, and it is the direct object of έχει.

• δίσκος = nominative singular, used for the subject
• δίσκο = accusative singular, used as the object

Compare:

• Ο δίσκος είναι φθαρμένος = The record is worn
• Έχει φθαρμένο δίσκο = It has a worn record

This is a very common Greek pattern: after a verb like έχω, the thing possessed goes in the accusative.

Because βινυλίου is the genitive singular form of βινύλιο.

Greek often uses the genitive where English uses a noun as an adjective. So:

• δίσκος βινυλίου literally = record of vinyl
• natural English = vinyl record

This is a very common structure in Greek:

• ποτήρι νερού = glass of water
• μπουκάλι κρασιού = bottle of wine
• δίσκος βινυλίου = vinyl record

So βινυλίου tells you the material/type of the record.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are possible:

• δίσκος βινυλίου
• δίσκος από βινύλιο

The first one is more compact and very standard. The second one is more explicitly made of vinyl.

In many contexts, δίσκος βινυλίου is the more natural fixed expression for vinyl record.

Greek often omits the indefinite article in places where English would use a/an, especially after έχω.

So:

• έχει φθαρμένο δίσκο βινυλίου
• έχει έναν φθαρμένο δίσκο βινυλίου

Both are possible.

The version without έναν is very natural and often more neutral.
The version with έναν can sound a little more specific, emphatic, or countable: it has one / a certain worn vinyl record.

So the omission is normal and not a mistake.

Yes.

Έχει is the 3rd person singular form of έχω = to have.

Since the subject is το πικάπ (the record player), Greek uses έχει:

• το πικάπ έχει... = the record player has...

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form, so you do not need a separate word for it.

Not completely. Greek word order is more flexible than English, although this sentence is already very natural.

The given order:

• Το πικάπ λειτουργεί, μόνο που έχει φθαρμένο δίσκο βινυλίου.

sounds normal and straightforward.

You could also hear variations depending on emphasis, for example:

• Το πικάπ λειτουργεί, μόνο που ο δίσκος βινυλίου είναι φθαρμένος.

This shifts attention more directly to the record.

So the original wording is natural, but Greek can move things around more than English for focus and style.

It refers to a vinyl record, not to part of the machine.

That is because δίσκος βινυλίου is the standard expression for vinyl record.

So the idea is:

• the turntable works
• but the record it has is worn

A learner might wonder whether δίσκος means some kind of disc inside the machine, but in this phrase it very naturally means record.

It is pronounced approximately pee-KAP, with the stress on the second syllable:

• πι-ΚΑΠ

The final π is pronounced, even though the word comes from a foreign source.

It is a colloquial, familiar word, and very common in everyday speech for record player / turntable.