Όταν φυσάει πολύ, κλείνω το φερμουάρ στο μπουφάν μου μέχρι πάνω.

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Breakdown of Όταν φυσάει πολύ, κλείνω το φερμουάρ στο μπουφάν μου μέχρι πάνω.

• μου: my
• σε: on
• όταν: when

Questions & Answers about Όταν φυσάει πολύ, κλείνω το φερμουάρ στο μπουφάν μου μέχρι πάνω.

What does Όταν mean here, and why are the verbs in the present tense?

Όταν means when or whenever.

In this sentence, it introduces a habitual / repeated situation:

• Όταν φυσάει πολύ, κλείνω...
• When(ever) it’s very windy, I zip up...

Greek often uses the present tense in both parts of a sentence like this when talking about something that happens regularly.

So this is not just about one specific moment; it means this is what the speaker عادة does in that situation.

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What does φυσάει mean exactly?

φυσάει is the 3rd person singular present of φυσάω / φυσώ, which means to blow.

Here it refers to the wind, so:

• φυσάει = it’s blowing
• more naturally in English: it’s windy

So Όταν φυσάει πολύ literally means When it blows a lot, but idiomatically it means When it’s very windy.

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Why is there no Greek word for it in φυσάει?