Το πανωφόρι μου ήταν πάνω στο κρεβάτι και η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη δεν φαινόταν καθόλου.

In Greek, unstressed possessive pronouns like μου (my), σου (your), του/της (his/her/its) usually come after the noun.

So:

• το πανωφόρι μου = my coat / my overcoat
• literally: the coat my

This is completely normal in Greek. Unlike English, Greek usually keeps the definite article:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η αδερφή μου = my sister

So Το πανωφόρι μου is the standard way to say my coat.

Πανωφόρι is a general word for an outer garment, especially something worn over other clothes, such as a:

• coat
• jacket
• overcoat

Depending on context, English might translate it differently. It is a broader word than one single exact English clothing term.

In this sentence, coat or overcoat would both make sense.

Yes, they are related historically, but they are doing completely different jobs here.

• πανωφόρι is a noun: coat / outer garment
• πάνω is an adverb/preposition-like word meaning on / above / up

So:

• Το πανωφόρι μου = my coat
• πάνω στο κρεβάτι = on the bed

Even though they look similar, you should learn them as separate items in practice.

Πάνω στο κρεβάτι means on the bed.

Breakdown:

• πάνω = on / on top / above
• σε = in / at / on (a very common preposition)
• το = the
• στο = contracted form of σε + το

So:

• στο κρεβάτι = on/in/at the bed, depending on context
• πάνω στο κρεβάτι = more specifically on the bed

This is a very common pattern in Greek:

• στο σπίτι = at home / in the house
• στο τραπέζι = on the table
• στον δρόμο = on the street

Both ήταν and φαινόταν are in the imperfect tense.

The Greek imperfect is often used for:

• background description
• ongoing states in the past
• situations that were in progress
• things that were the case rather than one completed event

Here that fits well:

• Το πανωφόρι μου ήταν πάνω στο κρεβάτι = My coat was on the bed
• η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη δεν φαινόταν καθόλου = the new duvet cover wasn’t visible at all / couldn’t be seen at all

This sounds descriptive, like someone is setting the scene.

If Greek used an aorist form instead, it would sound more like a completed event, which is not the idea here.

Here, φαινόταν means was visible / could be seen.

The verb φαίνομαι can mean different things depending on context:

• I seem
• I appear
• I am visible

In this sentence, the meaning is clearly about visibility:

• η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη δεν φαινόταν καθόλου
• = the new duvet cover couldn’t be seen at all
• or wasn’t visible at all

So although φαίνομαι sometimes translates as seem, that would not be the best choice here.

Καινούρια is the adjective new, and it agrees with παπλωματοθήκη.

Here is the grammar:

• η = feminine singular definite article
• καινούρια = feminine singular form of new
• παπλωματοθήκη = feminine singular noun

So everything matches:

• η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη = the new duvet cover

Greek adjectives usually agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

That is why you get καινούρια here, not a masculine or neuter form.

Yes. Καινούρια and καινούργια are variant forms of the same adjective, meaning new.

You may see both:

• καινούριος / καινούρια / καινούριο
• καινούργιος / καινούργια / καινούργιο

In everyday modern Greek, both are common. Which one sounds more natural can depend on speaker, region, or habit.

So in this sentence, η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη and η καινούργια παπλωματοθήκη would mean the same thing.

Yes, it is a compound word.

Παπλωματοθήκη means duvet cover.

It is built from:

• πάπλωμα = duvet / quilt
• θήκη = case / cover / holder

So literally it is something like duvet-case or duvet-cover.

Greek forms many everyday nouns this way, by combining two meaningful parts into one word.

Δεν is the standard negation word used before verbs in many Greek sentences.

So:

• φαινόταν = was visible / could be seen
• δεν φαινόταν = was not visible / could not be seen

This is one of the most basic negation patterns in modern Greek:

• βλέπω = I see
• δεν βλέπω = I do not see
• ήταν = it was
• δεν ήταν = it was not

Καθόλου means at all in negative sentences.

So:

• δεν φαινόταν = it wasn’t visible
• δεν φαινόταν καθόλου = it wasn’t visible at all

It strengthens the negation.

Very common examples:

• Δεν καταλαβαίνω καθόλου. = I don’t understand at all.
• Δεν μου άρεσε καθόλου. = I didn’t like it at all.

Without δεν, καθόλου can have different uses in some contexts, but for learners the safest first idea is:

• with δεν → not at all

Greek uses the definite article much more regularly than English.

So even when English says:

• my coat

Greek normally says:

• το πανωφόρι μου
• literally the coat my

And with a specific known object:

• η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη
• the new duvet cover

This is natural Greek, not extra emphasis. In many cases, leaving out the article would sound wrong or unnatural.

Greek word order is more flexible than English, but the version in the sentence is the most neutral and natural.

Current order:

• Το πανωφόρι μου ήταν πάνω στο κρεβάτι
• και η καινούρια παπλωματοθήκη δεν φαινόταν καθόλου

This is straightforward and descriptive.

Some parts could be moved for emphasis, for example:

• Πάνω στο κρεβάτι ήταν το πανωφόρι μου...
• = On the bed was my coat...

That is possible, but it changes the focus or style slightly. For a learner, the original order is a very good basic model.