Όταν το χαλί είναι βρεγμένο, γλιστράω εύκολα.

to be

Breakdown of Όταν το χαλί είναι βρεγμένο, γλιστράω εύκολα.

• όταν: when
• εύκολα: easily
• βρεγμένος: wet

Questions & Answers about Όταν το χαλί είναι βρεγμένο, γλιστράω εύκολα.

Does Όταν mean when or whenever here?

It basically means when, but in this sentence it has a whenever feeling.

Because both clauses are in the present tense, the sentence describes a general, repeated situation:

• Όταν το χαλί είναι βρεγμένο, γλιστράω εύκολα.
• Every time the carpet is wet, I slip easily.

So in natural English, when and whenever are both reasonable ways to understand it here.

Why is it βρεγμένο and not βρεγμένος or βρεγμένη?

Because βρεγμένο has to agree with το χαλί.

• χαλί is a neuter singular noun
• so the word describing it must also be neuter singular

The three basic forms are:

• βρεγμένος = masculine
• βρεγμένη = feminine
• βρεγμένο = neuter

Since the subject is το χαλί, Greek uses βρεγμένο.

What kind of word is βρεγμένο?

It is a participle used like an adjective.

It comes from the verb βρέχω = to wet / to make wet or, depending on context, to rain.
The form βρεγμένος, βρεγμένη, βρεγμένο means wet.

So in this sentence, είναι βρεγμένο means is wet.

In practice, learners can usually treat βρεγμένο just like an adjective here.