Δεν βρίσκω το ξυράφι μου, αλλά η λεκάνη είναι ακόμα δίπλα στον νεροχύτη.

Βρίσκω is the present tense form, and in Modern Greek the present tense is often used for something happening right now: I can’t find / I’m not finding.

Βρω is a different form, used in contexts like the subjunctive:

• Δεν μπορώ να βρω = I can’t find
• Θα βρω = I will find

So in this sentence, Δεν βρίσκω is the natural way to say I can’t find / I’m not finding.

Βρίσκω basically means find.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• find something you were looking for
• discover
• sometimes consider or judge in other expressions

Here it simply means find in the literal sense:

• Δεν βρίσκω το ξυράφι μου = I can’t find my razor.

In Greek, the normal way to say my razor is:

• το ξυράφι μου

The possessive weak pronoun (μου, σου, του, etc.) usually comes after the noun:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η τσάντα μου = my bag
• το ξυράφι μου = my razor

Putting μου before the noun is not the normal pattern for simple possession.

Greek normally keeps the definite article with possessive expressions:

• το ξυράφι μου = my razor
• η μητέρα μου = my mother
• οι φίλοι μου = my friends

So Greek structure is often literally the razor of me, even though the natural English translation is just my razor.

Ξυράφι is a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter singular article το in the nominative and accusative.

Examples:

• το ξυράφι = the razor
• βλέπω το ξυράφι = I see the razor
• χάνω το ξυράφι = I lose the razor

In this sentence, το ξυράφι is the direct object of βρίσκω, and the accusative singular for this neuter noun is the same as the nominative.

Λεκάνη is a feminine noun, so it takes the feminine article η:

• η λεκάνη = the basin / bowl / tub

That is why the sentence has:

• η λεκάνη είναι...

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

• η λεκάνη
• ο νεροχύτης
• το ξυράφι

Not always. Λεκάνη can mean different things depending on context, such as:

• basin
• bowl
• washbasin
• tub
• in some contexts even toilet bowl

So the exact English word depends on the situation. In this sentence, because it is mentioned together with νεροχύτης (sink), basin is a reasonable interpretation.

Yes. Αλλά means but.

It connects two contrasting ideas:

• Δεν βρίσκω το ξυράφι μου = I can’t find my razor
• αλλά η λεκάνη είναι ακόμα δίπλα στον νεροχύτη = but the basin is still next to the sink

So αλλά works very much like English but.

Here ακόμα means still:

• είναι ακόμα δίπλα... = it is still next to...

Yes, ακόμα can sometimes overlap with still, yet, or even, depending on context. For example:

• Είναι ακόμα εδώ. = He/She is still here.
• Δεν έχω φάει ακόμα. = I haven’t eaten yet.
• Ακόμα και αυτός το ξέρει. = Even he knows it.

So you have to read it in context.

Because δίπλα normally works with σε when you say next to something:

• δίπλα σε + noun

With the masculine article τον, σε τον contracts to στον:

• δίπλα σε τον νεροχύτη → δίπλα στον νεροχύτη

So:

• δίπλα στον νεροχύτη = next to the sink

This is a very common pattern in Greek:

• στον = σε τον
• στην = σε την
• στο = σε το

Because after σε (here hidden inside στον), the noun goes in the accusative.

The dictionary form is:

• ο νεροχύτης = the sink

But after στον you need the accusative:

• στον νεροχύτη = at/to/next to the sink

So this is the case pattern:

• nominative: ο νεροχύτης
• accusative: τον νεροχύτη

It is often described as an adverb, but in practice learners usually meet it in the expression:

• δίπλα σε... = next to...

So you can think of it as part of a fixed prepositional expression. You may also see it used on its own:

• Μένω δίπλα. = I live next door / nearby.

In your sentence, it is part of:

• δίπλα στον νεροχύτη = next to the sink

Yes, Greek word order is more flexible than English, though this sentence is perfectly normal as it stands.

Current order:

• Δεν βρίσκω το ξυράφι μου, αλλά η λεκάνη είναι ακόμα δίπλα στον νεροχύτη.

You might also hear variations for emphasis, such as:

• Το ξυράφι μου δεν βρίσκω...
• Ακόμα δίπλα στον νεροχύτη είναι η λεκάνη.

But those alternatives change the focus or emphasis. The original version is the most neutral and natural for a learner to use.

Yes. Στον is pronounced roughly ston, with a clear st cluster.

It comes from:

• σε + τον = στον

So when reading:

• δίπλα στον νεροχύτη

you should pronounce στον as one word, not as two separate words.

Usually, yes. Δεν is the normal negation for indicative verbs in Modern Greek, and it comes before the verb:

• Δεν βρίσκω = I don’t / can’t find
• Δεν ξέρω = I don’t know
• Δεν είναι εδώ = It isn’t here

So Δεν βρίσκω is exactly the standard placement.

Yes. Greek Δεν βρίσκω το ξυράφι μου can correspond to several natural English versions, depending on context:

• I can’t find my razor
• I’m not finding my razor
• sometimes simply I don’t find my razor

In normal English, I can’t find my razor is the most natural translation, even though Greek is using the present tense rather than a separate verb for can.