Βρέχει δυνατά σήμερα.

It is raining hard today.

Breakdown of Βρέχει δυνατά σήμερα.

• σήμερα: today
• βρέχει: to rain
• δυνατά: hard

Questions & Answers about Βρέχει δυνατά σήμερα.

Why is there no word for it in Βρέχει δυνατά σήμερα?

In Greek, weather verbs like βρέχει are usually impersonal. That means Greek does not need a dummy subject like English it.

• English: It is raining
• Greek: Βρέχει

So βρέχει by itself already means it’s raining / it rains. The it is understood as part of the verb idea, not as a separate word.

What form is βρέχει?

Βρέχει is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb βρέχω.

Here it means:

• it rains
• it is raining

Greek often uses the present tense for what is happening right now, just as English can say It’s raining.

Why is it δυνατά and not δυνατός, δυνατή, or δυνατό?

Because δυνατά here is an adverb, not an adjective.

• δυνατός / δυνατή / δυνατό = strong as an adjective, describing a noun
• δυνατά = strongly / hard, describing how it is raining

In this sentence, δυνατά tells us the manner of the rain, so it works like English hard in It’s raining hard.

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