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Ασφαλές is the neuter singular form of the adjective ασφαλής (safe).
In this sentence, Greek uses an impersonal structure:
- Είναι πιο ασφαλές… = It is safer…
Because the subject is a general idea (the whole action να περνάς τον δρόμο μαζί με άλλους πεζούς), Greek uses the neuter singular adjective to agree with this abstract idea. So:
- είναι ασφαλές = it is safe
- είναι πιο ασφαλές = it is safer
You would not use πιο ασφαλή here, because that is not the neuter singular form; πιο ασφαλή might be masculine/feminine plural in other contexts, but here we need neuter singular.
Yes. Είναι is the 3rd person singular form of είμαι (to be): he/she/it is or simply is.
In English, we say:
- It is safer to cross the road with other pedestrians.
Greek does not need an explicit “it”:
- Είναι πιο ασφαλές να περνάς…
literally: Is safer to cross…
So είναι here is an impersonal “is”, equivalent to “it is” in English.