Αγόρασα ψωμί με σταφίδες από τον φούρνο της γειτονιάς.

Αγόρασα means I bought.

It is the 1st person singular form of the verb αγοράζω (to buy) in the simple past (the aorist).

• αγοράζω = I buy / I am buying
• αγόρασα = I bought

This form refers to a completed action in the past.

In Greek, the verb ending often already shows the subject, so the pronoun is usually unnecessary.

Here, Αγόρασα already tells you the subject is I.

So Greek often says:

• Αγόρασα ψωμί = I bought bread

If you add εγώ (I), it usually adds emphasis:

• Εγώ αγόρασα ψωμί = I bought bread

Greek often omits the article when speaking in a general or indefinite way, much like English says I bought bread rather than I bought the bread.

So:

• Αγόρασα ψωμί = I bought bread
• Αγόρασα το ψωμί = I bought the bread

Without the article, ψωμί is more general or indefinite.

ψωμί is in the accusative singular because it is the direct object of the verb Αγόρασα.

You bought what?
→ ψωμί

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

• nominative: το ψωμί
• accusative: το ψωμί

So the form does not change here, but its grammatical role is still accusative.

με σταφίδες means with raisins.

• με = with
• σταφίδες = raisins

So ψωμί με σταφίδες is literally bread with raisins.

Depending on context, in natural English this might also be understood as raisin bread.

Because Greek normally uses the plural for things like raisins, since you usually mean more than one raisin.

So:

• σταφίδα = a raisin
• σταφίδες = raisins

In the sentence, με σταφίδες means the bread contains raisins in general, not just one raisin.

The preposition με takes the accusative.

So:

• με σταφίδες = with raisins

Here σταφίδες is accusative plural. For this noun, the nominative plural and accusative plural happen to look the same:

• nominative plural: σταφίδες
• accusative plural: σταφίδες

So the form does not visibly change, but grammatically it is accusative after με.

από τον φούρνο means from the bakery or more literally from the oven/baker’s shop, depending on context.

• από = from
• τον φούρνο = the bakery / the oven

In everyday Greek, ο φούρνος often means the bakery.

So in this sentence, από τον φούρνο is best understood as from the bakery.

Because από takes the accusative in Modern Greek.

The dictionary form is:

• ο φούρνος = the bakery / the oven

But after από, it becomes accusative:

• τον φούρνο

So:

• από τον φούρνο = from the bakery

This is a very common pattern in Greek:

• ο άντρας → τον άντρα
• ο δρόμος → τον δρόμο
• ο φούρνος → τον φούρνο

της γειτονιάς means of the neighborhood.

It is in the genitive singular because it shows possession or association:

• ο φούρνος της γειτονιάς = the bakery of the neighborhood
• more naturally in English: the neighborhood bakery

Breakdown:

• η γειτονιά = the neighborhood
• της γειτονιάς = of the neighborhood

This is a very common Greek structure.

Yes, literally that is what it means.

But in natural English, we would usually say:

• the neighborhood bakery
• the bakery in the neighborhood
• the local bakery

Greek often uses a noun + genitive structure where English may prefer an adjective or a different phrase.

Yes, Greek word order is fairly flexible.

The neutral order here is:

• Αγόρασα ψωμί με σταφίδες από τον φούρνο της γειτονιάς.

This is a natural way to present the information:

1. verb
2. object
3. description of the object
4. source/place

But Greek can rearrange parts for emphasis. For example:

• Από τον φούρνο της γειτονιάς αγόρασα ψωμί με σταφίδες.

  • Emphasizes where it was bought from.

• Ψωμί με σταφίδες αγόρασα από τον φούρνο της γειτονιάς.

  • Emphasizes what was bought.

So the original order is natural, but not the only possible one.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

a-GO-ra-sa pso-MI me sta-FI-thes a-PO ton FUR-no tis yi-to-NYAS

A few helpful notes:

• γ before ει in γειτονιάς sounds like a y sound
• θ in σταφίδες sounds like th in think
• ου in φούρνο sounds like oo in food
• The stressed syllables are marked by the accent:
  • Αγόρασα
  • ψωμί
  • σταφίδες
  • φούρνο
  • γειτονιάς

Here are the main dictionary forms:

• αγόρασα ← αγοράζω = to buy
• ψωμί ← ψωμί = bread
• σταφίδες ← σταφίδα = raisin
• φούρνο ← φούρνος = bakery / oven
• γειτονιάς ← γειτονιά = neighborhood

This is useful because Greek words often change form depending on case, number, gender, or tense.

Yes. ψωμί με σταφίδες is perfectly natural and very clear, but Greek sometimes also forms compound-style expressions or uses more specific nouns depending on what exactly is meant.

Still, in everyday learner-friendly Greek, ψωμί με σταφίδες is straightforward and idiomatic.

It literally describes the item rather than using a special English-style compound noun like raisin bread.

The sentence can be understood like this:

• Αγόρασα = verb
• ψωμί = direct object
• με σταφίδες = phrase describing the bread
• από τον φούρνο της γειτονιάς = phrase showing where it was bought from

So the structure is roughly:

I bought + [object] + [description of object] + [source/place]

More literally:

I bought bread with raisins from the bakery of the neighborhood.

More naturally:

I bought raisin bread from the neighborhood bakery.