Έρχομαι σπίτι τρέχοντας γιατί βρέχει.

the home

Breakdown of Έρχομαι σπίτι τρέχοντας γιατί βρέχει.

• γιατί: because
• έρχομαι: to come
• βρέχει: to rain

Questions & Answers about Έρχομαι σπίτι τρέχοντας γιατί βρέχει.

Why is there no word for “I” in the sentence?

Greek is a “pro‑drop” language: the subject pronoun is usually omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• Έρχομαι is 1st person singular: I come / I am coming.
• Because the ending ‑ομαι already tells us it’s I, the pronoun εγώ (I) is not needed.

You would say εγώ έρχομαι only for emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Εγώ έρχομαι σπίτι τρέχοντας, όχι εσύ.
  I am the one coming home running, not you.

Why does Ἔρχομαι mean both “I come” and “I am coming”?

Modern Greek has one present tense that covers both:

• simple present: I come home every day at six.
• present continuous: I am coming home (right now).

So έρχομαι can mean:

• I come (home) — habitual or general
• I’m coming (home) — right now / currently

Context (often words like τώρα = now, σήμερα = today) tells you whether it’s more like English “I come” or “I’m coming”.
In this sentence, because of τρέχοντας (running) and γιατί βρέχει (because it’s raining), the natural English translation is “I’m coming home running because it’s raining.”