Μετά τον κεραυνό βγήκε λίγο αεράκι, αλλά το βράδυ είχε πάλι παγετό.

After the thunderbolt, a little breeze came up, but in the evening there was frost again.

Breakdown of Μετά τον κεραυνό βγήκε λίγο αεράκι, αλλά το βράδυ είχε πάλι παγετό.

• λίγος: little
• έχω: to have
• αλλά: but
• το βράδυ: in the evening

Questions & Answers about Μετά τον κεραυνό βγήκε λίγο αεράκι, αλλά το βράδυ είχε πάλι παγετό.

Why is τον κεραυνό in the accusative after μετά?

In Modern Greek, μετά meaning after normally takes the accusative.

So:

• μετά τον κεραυνό = after the lightning/thunderbolt

This is just the standard modern pattern. An English speaker may expect something else because older Greek used different case patterns, but in everyday Modern Greek, μετά + accusative is the normal rule.

What exactly does κεραυνός mean here?

Κεραυνός literally means thunderbolt or lightning strike. In context, it often refers to the lightning event itself, and sometimes learners feel it overlaps a bit with the whole stormy moment.

So depending on context, it can sound like:

• after the lightning strike
• after the lightning
• sometimes loosely after the thunderstorm burst

But the most literal core meaning is thunderbolt/lightning strike.

Why does the sentence use βγήκε? Doesn’t βγαίνω usually mean go out or come out?