Questions & Answers about Βρέχομαι όταν βρέχει και δεν έχω ομπρέλα.
Why are βρέχομαι and βρέχει so similar?
Because they come from the same verb family, βρέχω.
In this sentence:
- βρέχομαι = I get wet / I am getting wet
- βρέχει = it rains / it is raining
So Greek is using the same root for both the weather event and the result on the person. That is very natural in Greek, even though English uses two different expressions: it rains and I get wet.
Is βρέχομαι a passive form?
Grammatically, yes: it has middle/passive endings.
But in meaning, it is often best translated naturally into English as I get wet rather than the more literal I am being wetted.
So here:
- βρέχω can mean I wet something
- βρέχομαι means I get wet
This is a very common pattern in Greek: a middle/passive-looking form can describe what happens to the subject, even when English would not use a passive.
Why is there no word for I at the beginning?