Η προπονήτρια λέει ότι η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος.

Here is a word-by-word breakdown:

• Η = the (feminine singular)
• προπονήτρια = coach (female coach / trainer)
• λέει = says
• ότι = that
• η = the (again, feminine singular)
• ήττα = defeat / loss
• δεν = not
• είναι = is
• το = the (neuter singular)
• τέλος = end

So the structure is very close to English: The coach says that the defeat is not the end.

Because Greek uses the definite article much more regularly than English, and each noun usually gets its own article.

In this sentence:

• Η προπονήτρια = the coach
• η ήττα = the defeat

Both προπονήτρια and ήττα are feminine singular nouns, so they both take η.

This is completely normal in Greek. English learners sometimes want to avoid repeating the, but Greek does not.

Yes. προπονήτρια is the feminine form, so it means female coach or female trainer.

The masculine form is:

• ο προπονητής = the male coach

So:

• Η προπονήτρια λέει... = The female coach says...
• Ο προπονητής λέει... = The male coach says...

Greek often marks grammatical gender clearly in both the article and the noun ending.

λέει is the 3rd person singular present tense of λέω (to say).

That means it matches η προπονήτρια = she / the coach.

A few present-tense forms of λέω are:

• εγώ λέω = I say
• εσύ λες = you say
• αυτός/αυτή/αυτό λέει = he/she/it says
• εμείς λέμε = we say
• εσείς λέτε = you (plural) say
• αυτοί/αυτές/αυτά λένε = they say

So Η προπονήτρια λέει literally means The coach says.

ότι introduces a clause and usually means that.

So:

• Η προπονήτρια λέει = The coach says
• ότι η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος = that defeat is not the end

This works very much like English that in:

• She says that...

In everyday Greek, you may also hear πως used in a similar way:

• Η προπονήτρια λέει πως η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος.

That is also natural.

δεν is the basic word for not when negating verbs in Greek.

It goes directly before the verb:

• δεν είναι = is not
• δεν λέει = does not say
• δεν ξέρω = I do not know

So in this sentence:

• η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος
• the defeat is not the end

A very important pattern to remember is:

• δεν + verb

Yes. είναι is the present form of είμαι (to be) used for:

• he is
• she is
• it is
• and also they are in Modern Greek

Here it means is, because the subject is singular:

• η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος
• the defeat is not the end

Some useful forms of είμαι:

• είμαι = I am
• είσαι = you are
• είναι = he/she/it is
• είμαστε / είμαστε = we are
• είστε = you are
• είναι = they are

So είναι is a very common and important form to learn early.

Because Greek often uses the article in places where English also uses the, and here the meaning is specifically the end, not just an end or ending in a vague sense.

So:

• το τέλος = the end

The sentence says:

• η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος
• defeat is not the end

Using το makes it definite and specific.

Also, after είναι, Greek often still keeps the article with the noun if the meaning is definite:

• Είναι ο δάσκαλος. = He is the teacher.
• Είναι το πρόβλημα. = It is the problem.

So το τέλος is exactly what you would expect here.

Because after είμαι (to be), Greek normally uses the predicate noun in the nominative, not the accusative.

In English, we do not really see case endings much, but in Greek this matters.

Here:

• η ήττα is nominative
• το τέλος is also nominative in function

Now, τέλος is a neuter noun, and in neuter singular the nominative and accusative forms are often identical. So even if you are not yet comfortable with cases, the visible form stays τέλος.

That is why the sentence looks simple on the surface, but grammatically it is still following normal Greek rules.

The given word order is the most neutral and natural:

• Η προπονήτρια λέει ότι η ήττα δεν είναι το τέλος.

Greek word order is more flexible than English, so parts of the sentence can move for emphasis. For example, a speaker might shift things around in speech to stress η ήττα or το τέλος.

But for learners, the version you have is excellent standard word order:

• subject: Η προπονήτρια
• verb: λέει
• clause introduced by ότι
• inside the clause: subject + negation + verb + complement

So yes, Greek can change the order, but this sentence is a very natural default model.

A rough pronunciation guide:

• προπονήτρια ≈ pro-po-NEE-tria
• ήττα ≈ EE-ta

A fuller sentence pronunciation might sound roughly like:

• ee pro-po-NEE-tria LE-ee O-ti ee EE-ta den EE-ne to TE-los

A few notes:

• η / ή is pronounced like ee
• ει in λέει and είναι is also pronounced ee
• the accent mark shows the stressed syllable:
  • προπονήτρια
  • λέει
  • ήττα
  • είναι
  • τέλος

Modern Greek spelling keeps accent marks, and they are important for pronunciation.

Because Greek normally uses the definite article with a noun when you mean the coach, the teacher, the doctor, and so on.

So:

• Η προπονήτρια λέει... = The coach says...
• Ο γιατρός λέει... = The doctor says...
• Η δασκάλα λέει... = The teacher says...

English sometimes drops articles in special contexts, but Greek usually keeps them in ordinary sentences.

So for a learner, it is good to get used to seeing article + noun together as a basic unit:

• η προπονήτρια
• η ήττα
• το τέλος

Yes. ήττα can mean defeat or loss, depending on context.

For example:

• in sports, ήττα often means loss
• in a more serious or dramatic context, it can feel more like defeat

So this sentence could be understood as:

• The coach says that the loss is not the end.
• The coach says that defeat is not the end.

Both are natural translations, depending on context.