Το παιδικό δωμάτιο είναι πιο ήσυχο όταν τα παιδιά κοιμούνται.

The children's room is quieter when the children are sleeping.

Breakdown of Το παιδικό δωμάτιο είναι πιο ήσυχο όταν τα παιδιά κοιμούνται.

• είμαι: to be
• πιο: more
• κοιμάμαι: to sleep
• το παιδί: the child

Questions & Answers about Το παιδικό δωμάτιο είναι πιο ήσυχο όταν τα παιδιά κοιμούνται.

What does το παιδικό δωμάτιο mean exactly? Is παιδικό the same as childish?

Here το παιδικό δωμάτιο means the children's room or the kids' room.

The adjective παιδικός, παιδική, παιδικό often means for children, related to children, or children's in a general descriptive sense. In this sentence, it describes the type of room.

It does not usually mean childish here. If you wanted to say that something is childish in the sense of immature, Greek would normally use a different word, such as παιδιάστικος.

Why does Greek say το παιδικό δωμάτιο instead of το δωμάτιο των παιδιών?

Both are possible, but they are slightly different in feel.

• το παιδικό δωμάτιο = the children's room / the kids' room
  This is the normal, compact way to name the room as a type of room.

• το δωμάτιο των παιδιών = the room of the children / the children's room
  This sounds more like you are emphasizing whose room it is.

So παιδικό δωμάτιο is the more natural everyday phrase for children's room.

Why are δωμάτιο and ήσυχο both neuter singular?

Because ήσυχο has to agree with .