Η τεχνικός είπε ότι, αν βρω λίγο χρόνο αύριο, θα αλλάξει το λάστιχο και θα κοιτάξει τη ρεζέρβα.

The technician said that if I find a little time tomorrow, she will change the tire and check the spare tire.

Breakdown of Η τεχνικός είπε ότι, αν βρω λίγο χρόνο αύριο, θα αλλάξει το λάστιχο και θα κοιτάξει τη ρεζέρβα.

• λίγος: little
• και: and
• αύριο: tomorrow
• θα: will

Questions & Answers about Η τεχνικός είπε ότι, αν βρω λίγο χρόνο αύριο, θα αλλάξει το λάστιχο και θα κοιτάξει τη ρεζέρβα.

Why is it η τεχνικός even though τεχνικός ends in -ος, which I thought was usually masculine?

That is a very common point of confusion. In Greek, many nouns for professions or roles can keep the same form for both genders, especially nouns ending in -ος.

So:

• ο τεχνικός = the male technician / mechanic
• η τεχνικός = the female technician / mechanic

The article tells you the gender here, not the noun ending by itself.

What tense is είπε?

Είπε is the aorist (simple past) of λέω (to say), in the 3rd person singular.

So η τεχνικός είπε means the technician said.

It refers to a completed past event: she said it.

What is ότι doing in this sentence?

Ότι introduces a clause meaning that:

• είπε ότι... = said that...

So the structure is:

• Η τεχνικός είπε ότι...
• The technician said that...

In everyday Greek, ότι can sometimes be replaced by πως, and in some contexts it can even be omitted in speech, but ότι is perfectly standard here.

Why are there commas around αν βρω λίγο χρόνο αύριο?