Το τσιρότο δεν κολλάει καλά γιατί είναι βρεγμένο.

το is the definite article meaning the for a neuter singular noun.

• το τσιρότο = the bandage / the plaster / the Band-Aid
• τσιρότο is a neuter noun, so it takes το

Greek nouns have grammatical gender, so you usually learn the noun together with its article:

• το τσιρότο
• not just τσιρότο

This helps you know how adjectives and other words will match it later.

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are understood from the verb or the context.

In English, you say:

• It doesn’t stick well because it is wet.

In Greek, the subject is already clear from το τσιρότο, so Greek does not need a separate word for it.

That is very normal in Greek:

• Το τσιρότο δεν κολλάει καλά
  literally: The bandage not sticks well

The noun itself is enough.

δεν is the normal word for not with verbs in Greek.

It comes before the verb:

• δεν κολλάει = doesn’t stick

This is the standard way to negate a verb in everyday Greek.

Compare:

• κολλάει = it sticks
• δεν κολλάει = it doesn’t stick

κολλάει is the 3rd person singular present form of κολλάω / κολλώ, meaning to stick, to adhere, or sometimes to glue depending on context.

Here it means:

• it sticks
• or more naturally in context, it adheres

So:

• Το τσιρότο κολλάει = The bandage sticks
• Το τσιρότο δεν κολλάει = The bandage doesn’t stick

You may also see κολλά instead of κολλάει in modern Greek. Both can be used in everyday language.

Because καλά here is an adverb, not an adjective.

It describes how the bandage sticks:

• κολλάει καλά = it sticks well

Compare:

• καλός / καλή / καλό = good (adjective, used with nouns)
• καλά = well (adverb, used with verbs)

So in this sentence:

• καλά modifies κολλάει
• it does not describe τσιρότο

Here γιατί means because.

Greek γιατί can mean both:

• why?
• because

The meaning depends on the sentence.

In this sentence:

• ... γιατί είναι βρεγμένο = ... because it is wet

If it were a question, it could mean why?

• Γιατί δεν κολλάει καλά; = Why doesn’t it stick well?

Because βρεγμένο must agree with τσιρότο, which is neuter singular.

Greek adjectives change form to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• case

Since τσιρότο is neuter singular:

• βρεγμένο = neuter singular

Compare:

• βρεγμένος = masculine singular
• βρεγμένη = feminine singular
• βρεγμένο = neuter singular

So:

• το τσιρότο είναι βρεγμένο = the bandage is wet

Because βρεγμένο is a predicate adjective after είναι.

In English, we also say:

• The bandage is wet
• not The bandage is the wet

Greek works the same way here:

• το τσιρότο είναι βρεγμένο
• not το τσιρότο είναι το βρεγμένο

So βρεγμένο is describing the subject after the verb είναι.

In this sentence, it functions as an adjective meaning wet.

Historically, it comes from the verb βρέχω (to wet / to make wet), but learners will often meet it as a normal adjective:

• βρεγμένος / βρεγμένη / βρεγμένο = wet

So you can think of it practically as just an adjective that agrees with the noun.

It is in the present tense.

• δεν κολλάει = doesn’t stick / is not sticking
• είναι βρεγμένο = is wet

Greek present tense can often cover both:

• a general present
• what is happening now

In this sentence, it sounds like a present situation:

• the bandage isn’t sticking well now because it’s wet

Yes, Greek word order is often more flexible than English, although the original version is the most neutral and natural.

Neutral order:

• Το τσιρότο δεν κολλάει καλά γιατί είναι βρεγμένο.

You might also hear:

• Δεν κολλάει καλά το τσιρότο γιατί είναι βρεγμένο.

That can change the emphasis slightly, but the basic meaning stays the same.

Still, for a learner, the original order is a very good model to follow.

Not exactly.

τσιρότο usually means a small adhesive bandage, like:

• plaster in British English
• Band-Aid in American English
• adhesive bandage

So it is not usually a large cloth bandage wrapped around something.

That is why κολλάει makes sense here: a τσιρότο is something that is supposed to stick to the skin.

κολλάει is pronounced roughly ko-LA-i.

A few helpful points:

• the stress is on λά
• αι here sounds like e in modern Greek spelling, but in this form the sequence is pronounced across syllables, so learners often hear something like ko-LA-i
• λλ is just a spelling feature; you do not pronounce it as a long double l the way you might in some other languages

The double λ is part of the verb’s spelling:

• κολλάω / κολλώ
• related forms keep that spelling

Yes. In everyday Greek, κολλάει and κολλά are both used for the 3rd person singular.

So both of these are possible:

• Το τσιρότο δεν κολλάει καλά
• Το τσιρότο δεν κολλά καλά

For a learner, it is useful to recognize both. The version with κολλάει may feel a bit clearer at first because the ending is more visibly connected to the verb pattern.

Because Greek, like English, often avoids repeating the noun when it is already obvious.

So:

• Το τσιρότο δεν κολλάει καλά γιατί είναι βρεγμένο.

is completely natural.

You could repeat it:

• ... γιατί το τσιρότο είναι βρεγμένο

but that sounds less smooth unless you want extra emphasis or clarity.

Once το τσιρότο has been mentioned, Greek can simply continue with:

• είναι βρεγμένο = it is wet