Η δασκάλα μιλάει με σαφήνεια, γι’ αυτό ακόμα και η δύσκολη γραμματική φαίνεται πιο εύκολη.

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

• η δασκάλα = the teacher
• η δύσκολη γραμματική = the difficult grammar

Greek uses definite articles very often, and the article must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. Here both δασκάλα and γραμματική are feminine singular, so they both take η.

Μιλάει is the 3rd person singular present form of μιλάω / μιλώ, meaning he/she/it speaks or is speaking.

Since the subject is η δασκάλα (the teacher), the verb must be she speaks, so Greek uses μιλάει.

You may also see:

• μιλάει
• μιλά

Both are correct in Modern Greek. Μιλάει is often felt to be a little fuller or slightly more everyday in many contexts, but both mean the same thing here.

Greek often expresses manner with με + noun, literally with + noun.

So:

• με σαφήνεια = with clarity = clearly

This is a very common pattern. Greek sometimes uses a phrase where English prefers a single adverb.

For example:

• μιλάει με σαφήνεια = she speaks clearly
• literally: she speaks with clarity

Σαφήνεια is a noun, not an adjective or adverb. It means clarity.

In με σαφήνεια, it appears after the preposition με (with). That is why the idea of clearly is expressed through a noun phrase rather than an adverb.

Γι’ αυτό is a shortened form of για αυτό.

The apostrophe shows that a vowel has been dropped in pronunciation/writing:

• για αυτό → γι’ αυτό

In this sentence, γι’ αυτό means for that reason / that’s why / therefore.

This shortened form is extremely common in normal written Greek.

Not always in practice.

• γι’ αυτό usually functions as that’s why / for that reason
• για αυτό can sometimes be read more literally as for that

In many everyday contexts, people write them similarly or interchangeably, but in a sentence like this one, γι’ αυτό clearly means that’s why.

Ακόμα και means even or even ... for emphasis.

So:

• ακόμα και η δύσκολη γραμματική = even the difficult grammar

It highlights something surprising: not just ordinary material, but even the difficult grammar seems easier.

Because the two adjectives are doing different jobs.

• η δύσκολη γραμματική: δύσκολη directly describes the noun γραμματική
  → this is an attributive adjective
• φαίνεται πιο εύκολη: εύκολη comes after the verb φαίνεται and describes how the subject appears
  → this is a predicate adjective

So:

• η δύσκολη γραμματική = the difficult grammar
• η γραμματική φαίνεται πιο εύκολη = the grammar seems easier

This is very similar to English:

• the difficult grammar
• the grammar seems easier

Modern Greek usually forms comparatives with πιο + adjective.

So:

• εύκολη = easy
• πιο εύκολη = easier

This is the most common way to make comparatives in everyday Greek.

You may also encounter more learned or formal comparative forms in Greek, but πιο + adjective is the standard pattern learners should get comfortable with first.

Because it agrees with γραμματική, which is feminine singular.

In η δύσκολη γραμματική φαίνεται πιο εύκολη, the subject is η δύσκολη γραμματική, and εύκολη describes that subject. So the adjective must match it:

• γραμματική = feminine singular
• εύκολη = feminine singular

This agreement happens even though εύκολη is separated from the noun by the verb φαίνεται.

Because the subject is singular: η δύσκολη γραμματική.

Φαίνεται is the 3rd person singular form of φαίνομαι, meaning seem / appear.

So:

• η γραμματική φαίνεται = the grammar seems

If the subject were plural, the verb would also be plural.

Many Greek verbs have forms in -μαι or related endings that are traditionally called middle/passive forms, but they do not always have a passive meaning in English.

Φαίνομαι means I seem / I appear, not necessarily I am appeared.

So in this sentence:

• φαίνεται = seems / appears

This is just the normal dictionary form of that verb in Modern Greek.

Greek word order is more flexible than English, but the version here is very natural and clear.

Current order:

• Η δασκάλα μιλάει με σαφήνεια, γι’ αυτό ακόμα και η δύσκολη γραμματική φαίνεται πιο εύκολη.

This order works well because:

• it starts with the subject and verb
• then gives the reason/result link with γι’ αυτό
• then adds emphasis with ακόμα και

Some parts could move for emphasis, but not every rearrangement would sound equally natural. For learners, this sentence is a good model to follow.

Greek actually can use σαφώς, but it does not mean exactly the same thing in every context.

• σαφώς often means clearly / obviously / definitely, and can sound more formal or more about certainty
• με σαφήνεια strongly suggests in a clear manner, especially in speech or explanation

So μιλάει με σαφήνεια is a very natural choice for saying that someone explains or speaks in a clear way.

Two useful points:

• μιλάει has the stress on λά: mi-LA-i
• γι’ αυτό is pronounced as a shortened phrase, with the stress on τό in αυτό

The apostrophe in γι’ helps show that this is a contracted form and is pronounced smoothly together with αυτό.