Breakdown of Κάθε βράδυ ακούω μουσική στο σπίτι.
το σπίτι
the home
σε
at
ακούω
to listen to
η μουσική
the music
Questions & Answers about Κάθε βράδυ ακούω μουσική στο σπίτι.
How is the sentence structured, and what does each word do?
- Κάθε: “every” (indeclinable determiner) modifying a time noun.
- βράδυ: “evening/night” (neuter accusative singular) used adverbially as a time expression.
- ακούω: “I listen/I hear” (1st person singular, present indicative, imperfective).
- μουσική: “music” (feminine accusative singular), direct object of the verb.
- στο: contraction of σε
- το = “at/to the” (preposition + definite article).
- σπίτι: “home/house” (neuter accusative singular), object of the preposition σε.
Where is the subject? Why isn’t Εγώ written?
Greek is a “pro‑drop” language: the verb ending -ω in ακούω already shows the subject is “I.” You add Εγώ only for emphasis or contrast (e.g., Εγώ ακούω, όχι αυτός).
Why is there no article before μουσική?
With activities or mass nouns used non‑specifically, Greek often omits the article: ακούω μουσική = doing the activity of listening to music. If you say ακούω τη μουσική, it usually means you hear some specific music (e.g., that music over there) rather than engaging in the activity.
What exactly is στο?