Είδαμε μια τούρτα που ταίριαζε πολύ με το λευκό νυφικό.

Είδαμε means we saw.

It is the aorist form of the verb βλέπω (to see). In Greek, the aorist is very commonly used for a completed event in the past.

• βλέπω = I see / I am seeing
• είδα = I saw
• είδαμε = we saw

So Είδαμε μια τούρτα... means We saw a cake...

The ending -αμε here tells you the subject is we.

Μια means a / one and is the feminine singular form of the indefinite article.

Since τούρτα (cake) is a feminine noun, Greek uses μια with it:

• μια τούρτα = a cake

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, so the article has to match the noun:

• masculine: ένας
• feminine: μια / μία
• neuter: ένα

So you get:

• ένας άντρας = a man
• μια τούρτα = a cake
• ένα παιδί = a child

Που here means that or which in the relative-clause sense.

In this sentence:

• μια τούρτα που ταίριαζε...
• a cake that matched...

So που connects τούρτα with the extra information about it.

A very useful thing for learners: που does not change for gender or number in this kind of sentence. English speakers often expect something more like who / which / that, but Greek often just uses που.

Ταίριαζε means was matching, matched, or went well with.

It comes from the verb ταιριάζω, which means:

• to match
• to suit
• to go well with

So:

• η τούρτα ταίριαζε με το νυφικό
• the cake matched the dress

In this sentence, the idea is that the cake visually suited the wedding dress.

This is a great question, because it is about aspect, which is very important in Greek.

• ταίριαζε = imperfect
• ταίριασε = aorist

Here, ταίριαζε presents the matching as an ongoing description or background quality of the cake:

• We saw a cake that matched the white wedding dress very well.

It is describing what the cake was like.

If you said που ταίριασε, it would sound more like a single completed event: that ended up matching or that matched at that moment. That is less natural here if you are simply describing the cake’s appearance.

So the imperfect ταίριαζε works well because it gives a descriptive sense: it was matching / it went well with.

Here πολύ means very much or very well.

In the sentence:

• που ταίριαζε πολύ με το λευκό νυφικό

the word πολύ strengthens the verb ταίριαζε:

• matched very well
• suited very much

A natural English translation would usually be:

• that matched the white wedding dress very well

So although πολύ often means very or a lot, here it functions adverbially with the verb.

Because ταιριάζω often uses με to mean match with or go with.

So:

• ταιριάζω με κάτι = I match/go with something

Examples:

• Το χρώμα αυτό ταιριάζει με το φόρεμα.
• This color matches the dress.

In your sentence:

• ταίριαζε πολύ με το λευκό νυφικό
• it matched the white wedding dress very well

So με is the normal preposition here.

It is in the accusative, because it comes after με.

Greek prepositions commonly take the accusative, and με is one of them.

So:

• με το λευκό νυφικό

is accusative.

However, for many neuter singular nouns, the nominative and accusative look the same. That is why it appears as:

• το λευκό νυφικό

both as subject form and object/prepositional form.

Because λευκό is an adjective, and it has to agree with νυφικό in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, νυφικό is:

• neuter
• singular
• accusative (same form as nominative here)

So the adjective must also be neuter singular accusative:

• το λευκό νυφικό = the white wedding dress

Compare:

• ο λευκός τοίχος = the white wall
• η λευκή τούρτα = the white cake
• το λευκό νυφικό = the white wedding dress

Νυφικό means bridal dress or wedding dress.

It comes from νύφη, meaning bride.

So:

• το νυφικό = the wedding dress

Even though it refers to a dress, the noun νυφικό is grammatically neuter, not feminine. That is why it takes το and λευκό, not feminine forms.

Yes, Greek word order is fairly flexible, but the sentence as given is very natural.

• Είδαμε μια τούρτα που ταίριαζε πολύ με το λευκό νυφικό.

This is a neutral, clear order:

1. main action: Είδαμε
2. object: μια τούρτα
3. relative clause: που ταίριαζε...

You could move some parts for emphasis, but the original is the most straightforward.

For example, Greek could sometimes allow emphasis like:

• Είδαμε μια τούρτα που με το λευκό νυφικό ταίριαζε πολύ.

But that sounds more marked and less neutral. For a learner, the original order is the best model.

Yes, but it would sound more formal or heavier.

• μια τούρτα που ταίριαζε πολύ... = natural, everyday Greek
• μια τούρτα η οποία ταίριαζε πολύ... = more formal/literary

In normal speech, που is much more common.

So if you are learning everyday Greek, που is the form you will usually want.

A natural translation would be:

• We saw a cake that matched the white wedding dress very well.

Depending on context, you could also say:

• We saw a cake that went really well with the white wedding dress.
• We saw a cake that suited the white wedding dress very well.

The most direct and natural choice is usually:

• We saw a cake that matched the white wedding dress very well.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• EE-tha-me MEE-a TOOR-ta poo TE-ria-ze po-LEE me to lef-KO nee-fee-KO

A few helpful notes:

• Είδαμε sounds roughly like EE-tha-me
  (the δ is like the th in this)
• τούρτα sounds like TOOR-ta
• που sounds like poo
• ταίριαζε sounds roughly like TE-ria-ze
• λευκό sounds like lef-KO
• νυφικό sounds like nee-fee-KO

The stressed syllables are marked by the accent marks in Greek:

• Είδαμε
• τούρτα
• ταίριαζε
• πολύ
• λευκό
• νυφικό