Το βράδυ μένω στο μπαλκόνι γιατί μου αρέσει η δροσιά.

At night I stay on the balcony because I like the cool air.

Breakdown of Το βράδυ μένω στο μπαλκόνι γιατί μου αρέσει η δροσιά.

• γιατί: because
• μου: me
• μένω: to stay
• σε: on

Questions & Answers about Το βράδυ μένω στο μπαλκόνι γιατί μου αρέσει η δροσιά.

What does Το βράδυ mean exactly, and why is there an article Το?

Το βράδυ literally means the evening or at night / in the evening, depending on context.

• το = the (neuter singular article)
• βράδυ = evening, night (neuter noun)

In Greek, times of day are very often used with the definite article:

• το πρωί – in the morning
• το μεσημέρι – at noon
• το βράδυ – in the evening

So Το βράδυ μένω… is best understood as In the evening I stay… rather than The evening I stay…

Why is there no subject pronoun like εγώ for I?

Greek is a pro-drop language: the subject pronoun is usually omitted because the verb ending shows who the subject is.

• μένω = I stay / I live
  
  • the ending -ω tells us it is I

You could say:

• Εγώ το βράδυ μένω στο μπαλκόνι…

but that usually sounds emphatic: I (as opposed to someone else) stay on the balcony in the evening. In neutral sentences, εγώ is normally left out.

What are the possible meanings of μένω here? Is it I live or I stay?