Η μεσίτρια είπε ότι τα κοινόχρηστα πληρώνονται στην αρχή κάθε μήνα.

The real estate agent said that the shared building fees are paid at the beginning of every month.

Breakdown of Η μεσίτρια είπε ότι τα κοινόχρηστα πληρώνονται στην αρχή κάθε μήνα.

• σε: at
• ότι: that
• κάθε μήνα: every month
• πληρώνομαι: to be paid

Questions & Answers about Η μεσίτρια είπε ότι τα κοινόχρηστα πληρώνονται στην αρχή κάθε μήνα.

What does Η μεσίτρια mean, and why is it feminine?

Η μεσίτρια means the female real-estate agent / broker.

• η = the for feminine singular nouns
• μεσίτρια = female agent/broker

Greek often marks grammatical gender clearly. Here the speaker is referring to a woman, so the feminine form μεσίτρια is used. The masculine form would be ο μεσίτης.

What tense is είπε?

είπε is the aorist form of λέω (to say / tell), and here it means said.

So:

• λέω = I say
• είπε = he/she said

In this sentence, Η μεσίτρια είπε ότι... means The agent said that...

The aorist is very commonly used in Greek for a completed past action, like simple past in English.

What does ότι do in this sentence?