Αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό ρούχο.

Not necessarily. Αποχωρίζομαι is one of many Modern Greek verbs that use middle/passive endings but have an active meaning.

So here:

• αποχωρίζομαι = I part with / I separate myself from
• it is 1st person singular, present tense

Even though the form looks passive to an English speaker, the meaning here is not I am being parted. It means I am parting with something.

This is very common in Greek. Many verbs are learned as whole dictionary forms, and for some of them the -ομαι form is the normal one you use.

It is:

• present tense
• 1st person singular
• middle/passive-form verb

So it literally means I part with or I am separating myself from.

A rough breakdown:

• απο- = away, off
• χωρίζ- = separate
• -ομαι = 1st person singular middle/passive ending

So the whole idea is I separate myself from something.

In Modern Greek, αποχωρίζομαι normally takes a direct object in the accusative when it means part with / be separated from something.

So:

• το ρούχο = nominative or accusative singular neuter
• in this sentence it functions as the object

That is why the sentence is:

• Αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό ρούχο.

Even though English often uses a preposition, as in part with the old garment, Greek uses the verb directly with an object.

Because ρούχο is a neuter singular noun.

That means both the article and the adjective must agree with it:

• το = neuter singular article
• παλιό = neuter singular form of παλιός
• ρούχο = neuter singular noun

So they match:

• το παλιό ρούχο = the old garment / the old piece of clothing

Greek adjectives must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Ρούχο is usually a garment / an item of clothing / a piece of clothing. It is singular.

So:

• το ρούχο = the garment / the article of clothing
• τα ρούχα = the clothes

In this sentence, since it is singular, the meaning is closer to:

• the old garment
• the old piece of clothing

If you wanted old clothes in the plural, you would say:

• τα παλιά ρούχα

It is grammatical, but in everyday speech a Greek speaker might often say something slightly more specific or more natural depending on context.

For example:

• Αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό μου ρούχο. = I part with my old garment.
• Αποχωρίζομαι τα παλιά μου ρούχα. = I part with my old clothes.

Without μου, the sentence still works, but it can sound a little more general or context-dependent, as if the old garment has already been identified.

So the original sentence is fine, but in real life Greek often adds possession when talking about clothing.

Yes. Αποχωρίζομαι often has a sense of separating from something or someone, and it can sound more emotional or personal than a plain verb like leave.

Depending on context, it can be used for:

• objects: part with an old garment
• people: be separated from someone
• places or habits: leave behind

So the sentence may suggest not just physically getting rid of the garment, but also letting go of it.

Yes.

• χωρίζω often means separate, divide, or break up
• αποχωρίζομαι means part with, be separated from, leave behind

So:

• χωρίζω δύο πράγματα = I separate two things
• αποχωρίζομαι κάτι = I part with something

In other words, χωρίζω is more general, while αποχωρίζομαι focuses on separation from something or someone.

Greek uses the definite article more often than English does, and here το is normal because the speaker is referring to a specific old garment.

So:

• το παλιό ρούχο = the old garment

If you removed the article and said:

• Αποχωρίζομαι παλιό ρούχο

that would sound unnatural in standard Greek for this meaning.

So in this sentence, the article is the expected choice.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order, because case endings and verb forms already show a lot of grammatical information.

The neutral order here is:

• Αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό ρούχο.

You could also move things around for emphasis, for example:

• Το παλιό ρούχο αποχωρίζομαι.

But that sounds marked or contrastive, something like:

• It’s the old garment that I’m parting with.

So the original order is the most neutral and natural.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό ρούχο
• apo-hori-ZO-me to pa-lyO RU-ho

Approximate notes:

• χ sounds like the h in huge for some speakers, or like the ch in German Bach depending on the vowel around it
• ζ sounds like z
• the stress falls on:
  • -ζό- in αποχωρίζομαι
  • -λιό in παλιό
  • ρού- in ρούχο

Common forms are:

• Present: Αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό ρούχο. = I am parting with the old garment / I part with the old garment.
• Past: Αποχωρίστηκα το παλιό ρούχο. = I parted with the old garment.
• Future: Θα αποχωριστώ το παλιό ρούχο. = I will part with the old garment.

This verb changes stem in some tenses, so it is best to learn the main forms as a set:

• αποχωρίζομαι
• αποχωρίστηκα
• θα αποχωριστώ

You put δεν before the verb:

• Δεν αποχωρίζομαι το παλιό ρούχο.

That means:

• I am not parting with the old garment
• I won’t part with the old garment in some contexts, depending on tone and situation

So the pattern is simply:

• δεν + verb

In Greek, the negative particle comes before the finite verb.