Questions & Answers about Έτσι είναι καλύτερα.
Έτσι literally means “like this / this way / that way”.
In Έτσι είναι καλύτερα, it’s best understood as “this way” or “like this”, so the whole sentence is:
“It’s better like this / It’s better this way / That’s better.”
Modern Greek usually drops subject pronouns when they’re obvious from context or from the verb form.
In English we must say “It is better this way.”
In Greek, the “it” is understood, so you just say Έτσι είναι καλύτερα.
If you really wanted to include a pronoun, you could say Αυτό είναι καλύτερα έτσι, but that sounds more like “This is better like this.”, and it’s not needed in normal speech for this meaning.
Yes, Είναι καλύτερα έτσι is also correct and very natural.
- Έτσι είναι καλύτερα puts a bit more emphasis on “this way” / “like this” at the start.
- Είναι καλύτερα έτσι sounds more like “It’s better (when it’s) like this.”
In everyday conversation, both are used and usually feel almost the same; any difference is mostly one of rhythm and slight emphasis, not meaning.