Η κούραση φαίνεται στο πρόσωπό της, αλλά συνεχίζει να δουλεύει.

Η κούραση means the tiredness, the fatigue, or more naturally in English, the exhaustion.

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.
It matches κούραση, which is a feminine noun.

• η κούραση = the tiredness
• κούραση without the article can mean tiredness in a more general sense

Greek uses the definite article more often than English does, so seeing η here is very normal.

Φαίνεται is the correct form of the verb φαίνομαι, which means to appear, to seem, or to be visible.

In this sentence, η κούραση is the subject, so the verb is in the third person singular:

• η κούραση φαίνεται = the tiredness shows / is visible

A useful point: φαίνομαι is a verb that often behaves like a passive or middle-form verb, even though its meaning in English is active-ish.

Some common forms:

• φαίνομαι = I appear / seem
• φαίνεσαι = you appear / seem
• φαίνεται = he/she/it appears / seems

So φαίνεται agrees with η κούραση.

Literally, στο πρόσωπό της means on her face.

Breakdown:

• στο = σε + το = on/to/in the
• πρόσωπο = face
• πρόσωπό = face with the stress adjusted because of the following clitic
• της = her

So:

• στο πρόσωπό της = on her face

In English we would usually say:

• Her tiredness shows on her face
• The exhaustion is visible on her face

Because in modern Greek, σε often combines with the definite article.

So:

• σε + το → στο
• σε + τη(ν) → στη(ν)
• σε + τα → στα

This is extremely common and natural.

Examples:

• στο σπίτι = in/to the house
• στη δουλειά = at/to work
• στα μάτια = in the eyes

So στο πρόσωπό της is just the normal contracted form of σε το πρόσωπό της.

This happens because Greek adjusts written stress when a word is followed by a weak pronoun like μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους.

The base word is:

• πρόσωπο

But when you add της, it becomes:

• το πρόσωπό της

This extra accent helps show the rhythm and pronunciation of the phrase.

You will see this with many nouns:

• το όνομά μου = my name
• η φωνή της = her voice
• το τηλέφωνό σου = your phone

So πρόσωπό της is completely standard.

Here της is a weak possessive pronoun, meaning her.

So:

• το πρόσωπό της = her face
  literally: the face of her

Greek often expresses possession this way, using the article plus the noun plus the weak pronoun.

Compare:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• ο φίλος του = his friend
• η μητέρα τους = their mother

So in this sentence, της shows whose face it is: her face.

Αλλά means but.

It connects two contrasting ideas:

• Η κούραση φαίνεται στο πρόσωπό της
  = her tiredness is visible on her face
• αλλά συνεχίζει να δουλεύει
  = but she continues to work

The contrast is:

• she looks tired
• but she keeps working anyway

So αλλά works just like English but.

The subject is understood to be she.

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear. This is called pro-drop.

• συνεχίζω = I continue
• συνεχίζεις = you continue
• συνεχίζει = he/she/it continues

So συνεχίζει by itself can mean:

• he continues
• she continues
• it continues

In this sentence, context tells us it means she continues, referring to the woman whose face shows tiredness.

Greek would only add αυτή if it wanted extra emphasis:

• ... αλλά αυτή συνεχίζει να δουλεύει = ... but she continues working

Because after συνεχίζω when followed by another verb, Greek normally uses να + verb.

So:

• συνεχίζει να δουλεύει = she continues to work / she keeps working

The particle να introduces the dependent verb form, often called the subjunctive in Greek grammar.

You will see this pattern a lot:

• θέλω να φύγω = I want to leave
• μπορεί να έρθει = he/she may come
• αρχίζει να μιλάει = he/she starts talking
• συνεχίζει να δουλεύει = he/she continues working

So να is required here.

Because συνεχίζει να δουλεύει describes an ongoing action: she is continuing to work.

Greek often uses aspect very clearly:

• δουλεύει = imperfective aspect, focusing on the action as ongoing/repeated
• δουλέψει = perfective aspect, focusing more on the action as a whole or as a single completed event

After συνεχίζει να..., the imperfective is the natural choice, because continuing something means the action is in progress.

So:

• συνεχίζει να δουλεύει = she keeps working / continues working

Using συνεχίζει να δουλέψει would sound wrong here.

Yes. In Greek, the present tense often covers both:

• works
• is working

So δουλεύει can mean:

• she works
• she is working

In this sentence, because of συνεχίζει να, the most natural English translation is:

• she continues to work
• she keeps working

The idea is ongoing activity, so English often uses a continuous-style translation.

Yes, it is very natural.

Greek often expresses this idea with verbs like:

• φαίνεται = shows / is visible / appears
• ζωγραφίζεται = is written all over
• διακρίνεται = can be seen / can be made out

So Η κούραση φαίνεται στο πρόσωπό της is a normal and idiomatic way to say:

• The tiredness shows on her face
• You can see the exhaustion on her face

It sounds natural, not overly literal or strange.

Yes, but it would be a different structure.

For example:

• Φαίνεται κουρασμένη = She looks tired

That focuses directly on her as the person.

But:

• Η κούραση φαίνεται στο πρόσωπό της = The tiredness shows on her face

This version focuses on the visible signs of fatigue. It is a bit more descriptive.

So both are correct, but they are not exactly the same in tone:

• Φαίνεται κουρασμένη = simpler, more direct
• Η κούραση φαίνεται στο πρόσωπό της = more visual and expressive

It is in the accusative singular because it comes after σε.

The full form is:

• σε το πρόσωπο → στο πρόσωπο

For neuter nouns like πρόσωπο, the nominative and accusative singular look the same:

• nominative: το πρόσωπο
• accusative: το πρόσωπο

So even though the form does not change visibly, grammatically it is functioning as an accusative after the preposition σε.

A rough pronunciation guide:

i KOO-ra-si FÉ-ne-te sto PRÓ-so-PÓ tis, a-LÁ si-ne-HÍ-zi na thu-LÉ-vi

A few notes:

• η sounds like ee
• κου sounds like koo
• αι in φαίνεται sounds like e
• θ in της and δουλεύει is like th in think
• χ in συνεχίζει is a harsher sound, like the h in Bach or the Spanish j
• ου sounds like oo

A more syllable-by-syllable breakdown:

• Η κούραση → i KOO-ra-si
• φαίνεται → FÉ-ne-te
• στο πρόσωπό της → sto PRÓ-so-PÓ tis
• αλλά → a-LÁ
• συνεχίζει → si-ne-HÍ-zi
• να δουλεύει → na thu-LÉ-vi

Yes, Greek word order is fairly flexible, though not completely free.

The given sentence:

• Η κούραση φαίνεται στο πρόσωπό της, αλλά συνεχίζει να δουλεύει.

is the most straightforward and natural order.

You might also hear variations for emphasis, such as:

• Στο πρόσωπό της φαίνεται η κούραση...
  = On her face, the tiredness shows...

That version emphasizes where the tiredness is visible.

So the original order is neutral and natural, but Greek can move elements around more easily than English for focus or style.