Γύρισα σπίτι μουσκεμένος από τη βροχή.

the home

Breakdown of Γύρισα σπίτι μουσκεμένος από τη βροχή.

• από: from
• η βροχή: the rain
• γυρίζω: to come back

Questions & Answers about Γύρισα σπίτι μουσκεμένος από τη βροχή.

What does Γύρισα mean exactly, and what tense is it?

Γύρισα is the 1st person singular aorist of γυρίζω.

Here it means I came back / I returned.
The aorist is the normal past tense for a single completed event, so the sentence presents the return home as one whole action.

So:

• γυρίζω = I return / I turn / I come back
• γύρισα = I returned / I came back

In everyday Greek, γυρίζω is very common for come back / go back / return.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb ending in Γύρισα already tells you the subject is I:

• -α here marks 1st person singular

So Greek does not need εγώ unless the speaker wants emphasis or contrast.

Compare:

• Γύρισα σπίτι. = I came home.
• Εγώ γύρισα σπίτι. = I came home (with extra emphasis, maybe contrasting with someone else)

Why is it σπίτι and not στο σπίτι?