Σηκώνει το φρύδι της όταν δεν πιστεύει αυτό που ακούει.

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Breakdown of Σηκώνει το φρύδι της όταν δεν πιστεύει αυτό που ακούει.

• όταν: when
• της: her
• πιστεύω: to believe

Questions & Answers about Σηκώνει το φρύδι της όταν δεν πιστεύει αυτό που ακούει.

What form is σηκώνει, and why is it used here?

σηκώνει is the 3rd person singular present form of σηκώνω (to raise, lift).

So it means he/she/it raises. Here, the subject is understood as she from context.

Greek often uses the present tense for habitual actions. So σηκώνει here suggests something like she raises / she tends to raise rather than a one-time event only.

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Why is there no word for she in the sentence?

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already tells you the person and number.

• σηκώνει = he/she/it raises
• πιστεύει = he/she/it believes
• ακούει = he/she/it hears

So Greek does not need to say αυτή (she) unless it wants to add emphasis or contrast.

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Why is it το φρύδι της and not just φρύδι της?

Greek normally uses the definite article with nouns much more often than English does, including with body parts and possessed nouns.

So:

• το φρύδι της = her eyebrow

This is the normal Greek structure:

• article + noun + weak possessive/genitive pronoun

Without the article, it would usually sound unnatural here.

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