Τον Μάιο η αδερφή μου προτιμάει μια φούστα και μια κοντομάνικη μπλούζα όταν έχει ήλιο.

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Breakdown of Τον Μάιο η αδερφή μου προτιμάει μια φούστα και μια κοντομάνικη μπλούζα όταν έχει ήλιο.

• έχω: to have
• μου: my
• όταν: when

Questions & Answers about Τον Μάιο η αδερφή μου προτιμάει μια φούστα και μια κοντομάνικη μπλούζα όταν έχει ήλιο.

Why is it Τον Μάιο and not something like σε Μάιο for in May?

In Greek, names of months are often used with the accusative + article to express time:

• Τον Μάιο = in May
• Τον Ιούνιο = in June
• Τον χειμώνα = in the winter

So τον here is not literally translating English in. It is just the normal Greek way to say in May in this kind of sentence.

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Why is Μάιο in the accusative case?

Because Greek often uses the accusative for expressions of time, especially with months, days, and seasons.

Here:

• ο Μάιος = nominative, the basic dictionary form
• τον Μάιο = accusative, used here for time

So the sentence uses the form Greek expects after this time expression.

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Why does the sentence start with Τον Μάιο? Is that the normal word order?

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence could also be arranged differently, for example:

• Η αδερφή μου προτιμάει μια φούστα και μια κοντομάνικη μπλούζα τον Μάιο όταν έχει ήλιο.

Starting with Τον Μάιο puts the time frame first, which is very natural in Greek. It is a bit like saying:

• In May, my sister prefers...

So the fronted time phrase gives context right away.

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