Το λουλούδι ανθίζει την άνοιξη και κάθε φύλλο γίνεται πιο πράσινο.

The flower blooms in the spring and each leaf becomes greener.

Breakdown of Το λουλούδι ανθίζει την άνοιξη και κάθε φύλλο γίνεται πιο πράσινο.

• και: and
• πιο: more
• πράσινος: green
• γίνομαι: to become

Questions & Answers about Το λουλούδι ανθίζει την άνοιξη και κάθε φύλλο γίνεται πιο πράσινο.

Why does the sentence start with Το λουλούδι? Does it mean the flower or flowers in general?

Το λουλούδι literally means the flower:

• το = the for a neuter singular noun
• λουλούδι = flower

In Greek, a singular noun with the definite article can often be used generically, especially in descriptive or general statements. So depending on context, Το λουλούδι ανθίζει την άνοιξη can mean:

• The flower blooms in spring (a specific flower)
• or more generally Flowers bloom in spring / The flower blooms in spring as a general truth

Greek does this more naturally than English in some cases.

Why is λουλούδι neuter, and how do I know that from the sentence?

You can tell λουλούδι is neuter singular because of the article το.

Greek nouns have grammatical gender:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

So:

• το λουλούδι = the flower → neuter
• κάθε φύλλο = every leaf → also neuter, because φύλλο is a neuter noun

This matters because adjectives and some other words must agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case.

What tense are ανθίζει and γίνεται?