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In Greek, time expressions are very often used without a preposition, just with the definite article + noun:
- Το βράδυ = in the evening / at night
- Το πρωί = in the morning
- Το απόγευμα = in the afternoon
Grammatically, this is the accusative of time, which in Modern Greek often looks the same as the nominative for neuter nouns (like βράδυ).
So you do not say στο βράδυ in this meaning; you simply say το βράδυ to mean “in the evening” in a general, habitual sense.
Τακτοποιώ means “to tidy (up), arrange, put in order.” In this sentence:
- τακτοποιώ τα βιβλία μου = I tidy / arrange my books
It is in the present tense because Greek uses the present tense both for:
Habits / routines
- Το βράδυ τακτοποιώ τα βιβλία μου = In the evening I tidy my books (as a regular action).
Actions happening now
- Τώρα τακτοποιώ τα βιβλία μου = I’m tidying my books now.
Here it describes a habitual action, something the speaker does regularly every evening.