Ακόμα και όταν είμαι κουρασμένος, διαβάζω λίγο ελληνικά.

Even when I am tired, I read a little Greek.

Breakdown of Ακόμα και όταν είμαι κουρασμένος, διαβάζω λίγο ελληνικά.

• είμαι: to be
• ελληνικά: in Greek
• λίγο: a little
• διαβάζω: to read

Questions & Answers about Ακόμα και όταν είμαι κουρασμένος, διαβάζω λίγο ελληνικά.

What does Ακόμα και όταν literally mean, and can I leave out και?

Ακόμα και όταν is a fixed expression meaning even when.

• ακόμα = still / even
• και = and / also (here it works together with ακόμα to mean even)
• όταν = when

So the structure is: ακόμα και + clause = even + clause.

You cannot normally drop και here.
❌ Ακόμα όταν είμαι κουρασμένος… sounds wrong.

You will also often see it as ακόμα κι όταν (with κι instead of και before a vowel sound):

• Ακόμα κι όταν είμαι κουρασμένος… = perfectly natural, same meaning.

Why is there a comma before διαβάζω? Is punctuation like English here?

Yes, the comma works very similarly to English in this type of sentence.

• Ακόμα και όταν είμαι κουρασμένος, = dependent (subordinate) clause
• διαβάζω λίγο ελληνικά. = main clause

Greek normally uses a comma between a dependent clause that comes first and the main clause that follows, just like English:

• Όταν τελειώσω, θα σε πάρω τηλέφωνο.
  When I finish, I’ll call you.

So the comma here separates “even when I’m tired” from “I read a bit of Greek.”

Why is there no εγώ for “I”? Don’t you need a subject pronoun?