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Σπίτι (house/home) is a neuter noun in Greek, so it takes the neuter singular article το.
- το σπίτι = the house / the home
A useful thing to notice is that many neuter nouns in Greek use το in the singular.
Μυρίζει comes from the verb μυρίζω, which can mean:
- to smell
- to give off a smell
- sometimes to smell of something
In this sentence, Το σπίτι μυρίζει καλύτερα means the house smells better, not that it is doing the action of smelling something else.
So Greek uses μυρίζω in a way that covers what English expresses with to smell in sentences like The room smells nice.