Breakdown of Όταν βρέχει, φοράω το παλιό μου παλτό και τις μπότες μου.
και
and
μου
my
όταν
when
βρέχει
to rain
Questions & Answers about Όταν βρέχει, φοράω το παλιό μου παλτό και τις μπότες μου.
Why does the sentence start with Όταν?
Όταν means when. It introduces a time clause:
- Όταν βρέχει = when it rains
In Greek, όταν is very commonly used for things that happen regularly or whenever a condition is true, just like English when in sentences such as When it rains, I wear...
Why is βρέχει in the present tense?
Because the sentence describes a habitual situation or something that happens generally:
- Όταν βρέχει = when it rains
- not necessarily right now, but whenever this situation happens
Greek often uses the present tense for repeated or general actions in this kind of sentence, just as English does.
Why is there no word for it in βρέχει?
In Greek, weather verbs often work without a separate subject pronoun.
So:
- βρέχει = it rains / it is raining
The it in English is just a grammatical placeholder. Greek does not need it here.
What form is φοράω, and why isn't there a subject pronoun like εγώ?