Συνήθως συμβιβάζομαι όταν έχουμε διαφωνία, γιατί η σχέση μας είναι πιο σημαντική.

Not necessarily. In Modern Greek, many verbs have middle/passive endings like -ομαι, but they are not always truly passive in meaning.

Here, συμβιβάζομαι means I compromise or I make a compromise. It is an active idea in English, even though the Greek verb looks “passive” in form.

So:

• συμβιβάζω = I reconcile / I adapt / I cause someone to compromise (less common in everyday use in this sense)
• συμβιβάζομαι = I compromise

This is very common in Greek: the form and the meaning do not always match English expectations.

Συνήθως means usually.

It is placed at the beginning because that is a very natural place for adverbs of frequency in Greek, especially when setting the tone of the whole sentence.

You could also hear:

• Συμβιβάζομαι συνήθως...
• Όταν έχουμε διαφωνία, συνήθως συμβιβάζομαι...

All of these are possible, but Συνήθως at the start sounds very natural and clear.

It can mean a few related things depending on context, but in this sentence it clearly means I compromise.

Common shades of meaning include:

• to compromise
• to settle
• to come to terms
• sometimes to adapt oneself to a situation

In everyday relationship or disagreement contexts, συμβιβάζομαι is a very natural way to say that someone gives way a bit in order to keep peace.

After όταν (when), Greek often uses the present tense to talk about things that happen regularly or whenever a situation occurs.

So:

• όταν έχουμε διαφωνία = when we have a disagreement / whenever we have a disagreement

This is not just about one future event. It describes a habitual situation, so the present tense is exactly what Greek wants here.

If you were talking about a specific future event, Greek might use a different structure, often involving όταν + subjunctive in other contexts, but for repeated/general situations, the present is very normal.

Because Greek often leaves out the article when talking about something in a general or indefinite way.

Here, έχουμε διαφωνία means something like:

• we have a disagreement
• there is disagreement between us

Adding μια would make it sound more specifically like one disagreement. That is possible, but the version without μια sounds more general and natural here.

So:

• έχουμε διαφωνία = general/natural
• έχουμε μια διαφωνία = a bit more specific: we have a particular disagreement

Διαφωνία means disagreement. It is fairly neutral.

Καβγάς means argument, fight, or quarrel, and it sounds stronger and more emotional.

So:

• διαφωνία = difference of opinion, disagreement
• καβγάς = argument/fight

In this sentence, διαφωνία fits well because the tone is calm and mature: the speaker is talking about compromise, not a dramatic fight.

In Modern Greek, possessive pronouns like μου, σου, μας, σας, τους usually come after the noun:

• η σχέση μου = my relationship
• η σχέση μας = our relationship

That is the normal pattern.

Putting μας before the noun is generally not how standard Modern Greek expresses simple possession in a sentence like this.

Also notice that Greek usually keeps the article:

• η σχέση μας = literally the relationship of us, but naturally our relationship

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English does.

So even where English says our relationship, Greek naturally says η σχέση μας.

This is completely normal:

• η μητέρα μου = my mother
• το σπίτι μας = our house
• η δουλειά του = his job

The article is not optional here in standard Greek.

Because σημαντική has to agree with σχέση, which is a feminine singular noun.

So:

• η σχέση = feminine singular
• σημαντική = feminine singular adjective

And with the comparative:

• πιο σημαντική = more important

Compare:

• ο άνθρωπος είναι πιο σημαντικός = the person is more important
• η σχέση είναι πιο σημαντική = the relationship is more important
• το θέμα είναι πιο σημαντικό = the issue is more important

Both are correct.

• πιο σημαντική = more important
• σημαντικότερη = more important

The πιο + adjective structure is very common in everyday Modern Greek and often feels more natural in conversation.

The synthetic comparative in -ότερος / -ότερη / -ότερο is also correct, but sometimes sounds a bit more formal or stylistically stronger, depending on the word and context.

So this sentence could also be:

• ...γιατί η σχέση μας είναι σημαντικότερη.

That said, πιο σημαντική is extremely common and natural.

Because it is understood from context.

Η σχέση μας είναι πιο σημαντική means our relationship is more important, and the listener understands something like:

• more important than being right
• more important than winning the argument
• more important than this disagreement

Greek, like English, often leaves the second half of a comparison unstated when it is obvious.

If you wanted to make it explicit, you could say for example:

• ...είναι πιο σημαντική από το να έχω δίκιο. = ...is more important than my being right.

But it is not necessary here.

In this sentence, both could work.

• γιατί = because
• επειδή = because / since

Γιατί is extremely common in everyday speech and writing.
Επειδή can sound a little more formal or more explicitly explanatory, though it is also common.

So:

• ...γιατί η σχέση μας είναι πιο σημαντική.
• ...επειδή η σχέση μας είναι πιο σημαντική.

Both are correct. The version with γιατί is very natural and conversational.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order, although not completely free.

The original sentence is very natural:

• Συνήθως συμβιβάζομαι όταν έχουμε διαφωνία, γιατί η σχέση μας είναι πιο σημαντική.

But you could also hear things like:

• Όταν έχουμε διαφωνία, συνήθως συμβιβάζομαι...
• Γιατί η σχέση μας είναι πιο σημαντική, συνήθως συμβιβάζομαι όταν έχουμε διαφωνία.

That said, changing the order can change the focus or make the sentence sound more marked. The original is probably the most neutral and natural way to say it.

Because Greek often prefers the shorter version when the meaning is already clear.

• έχουμε διαφωνία is compact and natural.
• έχουμε μια διαφωνία μεταξύ μας is also correct, but more explicit and heavier.

The original sentence sounds smooth and idiomatic. Greek often avoids extra words when the relationship between the speakers is already obvious.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Συνήθως → see-NEE-thos
• συμβιβάζομαι → seem-vee-VA-zoh-meh
• όταν → O-tan
• έχουμε → E-hoo-meh
• διαφωνία → thee-a-fo-NEE-a
• γιατί → ya-TEE
• η σχέση μας → ee SHeh-see mas
• είναι → EE-ne
• πιο σημαντική → PYO see-man-dee-KEE

A few useful points:

• γ before ι/ε often sounds like a soft y sound, so γιατί starts roughly like ya-
• σχ in σχέση is not exactly English sh, but sh is a helpful approximation
• stress matters a lot in Greek, so the accented syllables are important:
  • συνήθως
  • συμβιβάζομαι
  • διαφωνία
  • γιατί
  • σημαντική

It describes a general habit.

That is shown by:

• Συνήθως = usually
• όταν έχουμε διαφωνία = when/whenever we have a disagreement
• present tense verbs: συμβιβάζομαι, έχουμε, είναι

So the speaker is not talking about one specific argument, but about what they typically do in that kind of situation.