Ο κάδος συλλογής ρούχων είναι γεμάτος.

A word-by-word breakdown is:

• Ο = the (masculine singular nominative article)
• κάδος = bin, container
• συλλογής = of collection
• ρούχων = of clothes
• είναι = is
• γεμάτος = full

So literally, the structure is something like:

• The bin of collection of clothes is full

In natural English, that becomes:

• The clothes collection bin is full
• or The clothing donation bin is full, depending on context.

Because κάδος is a masculine noun in Greek.

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and the article must match the noun:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

So:

• ο κάδος = the bin

Even though English bin has no gender, Greek nouns always do.

The ending -ος is a very common ending for masculine nouns in Greek, especially in the nominative singular form, which is the form used for the subject of the sentence.

Here, κάδος is the subject of είναι γεμάτος, so it appears in the nominative:

• ο κάδος = the bin

You will see many masculine nouns like this:

• ο δρόμος = the road
• ο άνθρωπος = the person/man
• ο φίλος = the friend

Not every noun ending in -ος is masculine, but many are.

Because συλλογής is in the genitive singular.

The base noun is:

• η συλλογή = the collection

Its genitive singular is:

• της συλλογής = of the collection

In κάδος συλλογής ρούχων, the genitive is used to describe what kind of bin it is:

• κάδος συλλογής = collection bin
• more literally, bin of collection

This is very common in Greek. Instead of using one noun directly before another as English often does, Greek often uses the genitive.

Because it depends on συλλογής.

The noun is:

• τα ρούχα = the clothes

Its genitive plural is:

• των ρούχων = of the clothes

So:

• συλλογής ρούχων = collection of clothes

Putting it all together:

• κάδος συλλογής ρούχων = bin for the collection of clothes

This chain of genitives is very normal in Greek.

Because Greek often leaves out the article in expressions like this when the phrase is being used in a general, descriptive way.

Compare:

• κάδος συλλογής ρούχων = clothes collection bin
• literally bin of collection of clothes

If you added articles, it could sound more specific or heavier:

• ο κάδος της συλλογής των ρούχων

That would usually mean something more like:

• the bin of the collection of the clothes

which is not the natural idea here.

So the article is used with the main noun ο κάδος, but omitted in the descriptive genitive phrase.

Because γεμάτος is an adjective, and Greek adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

The noun κάδος is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be masculine singular nominative:

• γεμάτος = masculine singular
• γεμάτη = feminine singular
• γεμάτο = neuter singular

Examples:

• Ο κάδος είναι γεμάτος. = The bin is full.
• Η τσάντα είναι γεμάτη. = The bag is full.
• Το κουτί είναι γεμάτο. = The box is full.

γεμάτος means full.

In this sentence, it works just like English full after is:

• είναι γεμάτος = is full

It describes the condition of the bin.

A learner should also know that Greek often uses γεμάτος with με when saying what something is full of:

• Ο κάδος είναι γεμάτος με ρούχα. = The bin is full of clothes.

But in your sentence, ρούχων does not mean the bin is full of clothes grammatically. It belongs to συλλογής:

• collection of clothes

So the meaning is:

• The clothes collection bin is full

not literally:

• The bin of clothes is full

Yes, in sentences like this Greek normally uses the verb είμαι = to be.

Here:

• είναι = is

So:

• Ο κάδος είναι γεμάτος. = The bin is full.

Unlike some languages, Greek normally does not omit is in standard sentences of this kind.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English because case endings show the relationships between words.

The neutral, straightforward order is:

• Ο κάδος συλλογής ρούχων είναι γεμάτος.

But you might also hear:

• Γεμάτος είναι ο κάδος συλλογής ρούχων.
• Ο κάδος είναι γεμάτος.

Changing the order can add emphasis, but the original sentence is the most natural plain statement.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• O KAH-thos sil-lo-GEES ROO-hon EE-ne ge-MAH-tos

A few details:

• ο sounds like o
• κάδος: the δ here sounds like the th in this
• συλλογής: stress on the last syllable
• ρούχων: stress on ρού
• είναι is usually pronounced something like EE-ne
• γεμάτος: stress on μά

The stressed syllables are marked by the written accents:

• κάδος
• συλλογής
• ρούχων
• γεμάτος

Because ρούχα is normally used as a plural noun meaning clothes.

Its nominative form is:

• τα ρούχα = the clothes

Its genitive plural is:

• ρούχων = of clothes

Using the plural is natural because English also usually says clothes, not cloth or clothing item.

Greek can also use other words like ένδυση or ρουχισμός in certain contexts, but ρούχα is the everyday word.

Yes, it is a very natural and standard way to build this idea in Greek.

Greek often expresses these noun combinations with genitives:

• κάδος ανακύκλωσης = recycling bin
• κέντρο υγείας = health center
• είδη σπιτιού = household items
• συλλογή ρούχων = clothing collection

So κάδος συλλογής ρούχων is a normal Greek structure.

Depending on the exact context, people might also say things like:

• κάδος για ρούχα
• κάδος δωρεάς ρούχων

But the sentence you have is perfectly grammatical and natural.

You would need to change the article, noun, and adjective so they all agree.

Singular:

• Ο κάδος συλλογής ρούχων είναι γεμάτος.
• The clothes collection bin is full.

Plural:

• Οι κάδοι συλλογής ρούχων είναι γεμάτοι.
• The clothes collection bins are full.

Changes:

• ο → οι
• κάδος → κάδοι
• γεμάτος → γεμάτοι

The middle phrase συλλογής ρούχων stays the same here.