Η φίλη μου ταλαιπωρείται όταν αλλάζει συνεχώς δρομολόγιο ο προαστιακός.

In Greek, unstressed possessive words like μου usually come after the noun.

• η φίλη μου = my friend
• το σπίτι μου = my house

This is the normal Greek pattern. If you want extra emphasis or contrast, Greek often uses δικός / δική / δικό:

• η δική μου φίλη = my friend (with emphasis, like my own friend or my friend, not someone else’s)

So η φίλη μου is simply the standard, natural way to say it.

ταλαιπωρείται comes from the verb ταλαιπωρούμαι / ταλαιπωρώ.

Here it means something like:

• is troubled
• is inconvenienced
• suffers
• has a hard time

The exact English choice depends on context, but the core idea is that the friend is negatively affected and bothered by the situation.

So Η φίλη μου ταλαιπωρείται... means that your friend is the one experiencing the inconvenience.

Because the sentence is focusing on the person who experiences the trouble, not on the thing causing it.

Compare:

• ταλαιπωρώ κάποιον = I trouble / exhaust / inconvenience someone
• ταλαιπωρούμαι = I am troubled / I suffer / I’m inconvenienced

So:

• Η φίλη μου ταλαιπωρείται = My friend is inconvenienced / suffers

This is a very common Greek pattern: the middle/passive form can express that someone is undergoing an experience, not necessarily a literal passive in the English sense.

It is the subject of the main clause, yes.

The sentence has two parts:

1. Η φίλη μου ταλαιπωρείται

   • subject: η φίλη μου
   • verb: ταλαιπωρείται

2. όταν αλλάζει συνεχώς δρομολόγιο ο προαστιακός

   • subject: ο προαστιακός
   • verb: αλλάζει

So there are really two clauses, and each one has its own subject.

Because this describes a repeated or general situation.

• όταν
  • present often means when or whenever
• όταν αλλάζει συνεχώς... = when / whenever it keeps changing...

This is not just one single event; it suggests something habitual or recurring. The word συνεχώς strengthens that idea.

So the sense is closer to:

• My friend suffers whenever the suburban rail keeps changing its schedule/route.

Yes. In many contexts, όταν can mean either one.

In this sentence, because of:

• the present tense αλλάζει
• the adverb συνεχώς

the meaning feels more like whenever or every time that.

So although όταν literally matches when, the overall sentence can naturally be understood as a repeated situation.

Greek word order is much more flexible than English word order.

English strongly prefers:

• the suburban rail changes...

Greek can very naturally say:

• αλλάζει ... ο προαστιακός

Putting the subject after the verb is common in Greek, especially when introducing or highlighting the action first.

So this word order is normal, and it does not change the basic meaning.

ο προαστιακός is short for ο προαστιακός σιδηρόδρομος.

It usually refers to:

• the suburban railway
• the commuter rail
• sometimes the suburban train service

In everyday Greek, people often shorten longer expressions this way. So ο προαστιακός functions like a normal masculine noun here.

δρομολόγιο can mean things like:

• route
• itinerary
• run
• schedule / service pattern

In transport contexts, it often refers to the planned route or scheduled service of a bus, train, ferry, etc.

So αλλάζει δρομολόγιο means that the train/service is changing its route or schedule.

The exact English word depends on the context shown to the learner.

Greek often leaves out the article when talking about the kind of thing involved rather than a very specifically identified object.

So:

• αλλάζει δρομολόγιο = changes route / changes schedule
• αλλάζει το δρομολόγιο = changes the route / the schedule

Without the article, the phrase sounds a bit more general or idiomatic. With the article, it can sound more like a specific known route or timetable is being referred to.

Both are possible in Greek, but the version without the article is very natural here.

συνεχώς means:

• continuously
• constantly
• all the time

It modifies αλλάζει:

• αλλάζει συνεχώς δρομολόγιο = keeps constantly changing route/schedule

It shows that this is not a one-time change. The repeated changes are exactly what makes the situation difficult for the friend.