Το τσίμπημα στο χέρι μου δεν πονάει πια.

Τσίμπημα can mean a bite, sting, pinch, or prick, depending on context.

In this sentence, it most naturally means something like:

• a bite (for example from an insect)
• a sting
• the sore spot from being pricked/pinched

It comes from the verb τσιμπάω / τσιμπώ, which means to bite, to sting, to pinch, or sometimes to peck/nip.

So το τσίμπημα is literally the bite/sting or the stinging spot.

Because τσίμπημα is a neuter singular noun, so it takes the neuter singular definite article το.

Greek articles must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here:

• το = the for a neuter singular noun
• τσίμπημα = neuter singular

A useful pattern to notice: many nouns ending in -μα are neuter, for example:

• το γράμμα = the letter
• το όνομα = the name
• το πρόβλημα = the problem
• το τσίμπημα = the bite/sting

Στο is a contraction of σε + το.

So:

• σε = in, at, on, to
• το = the
• στο = in the / on the / at the

In στο χέρι μου, it means on my hand or in my hand area, depending on how naturally you want to phrase it in English.

Greek σε often covers several English prepositions, so you should not expect a perfect one-to-one match with in, on, or at.

Greek often uses σε for location where English might specifically choose on.

So although σε is commonly taught as in / at / to, in real Greek it is also used in places where English says:

• on the table
• on the wall
• on my hand

So στο χέρι μου is the natural Greek way to say on my hand here.

Because Greek possessive forms like μου normally come after the noun.

So:

• το χέρι μου = my hand
• η αδερφή μου = my sister
• το σπίτι μου = my house

This is very common in Modern Greek.

Literally, το χέρι μου is closer to the hand of mine, but in normal English we translate it as my hand.

Because Greek usually expresses possession with these short weak pronouns after the noun:

• μου = my
• σου = your
• του / της = his / her
• μας = our
• σας = your
• τους = their

So instead of putting a separate possessive adjective before the noun, Greek commonly says:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• το χέρι μου = my hand

That is just the normal Greek structure.

Πονάει is the 3rd person singular present form of πονάω / πονώ, meaning to hurt or to be in pain.

Here the subject is το τσίμπημα, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• το τσίμπημα ... πονάει = the bite/sting hurts

You can think of it as:

• I hurt = πονάω / πονώ
• it hurts = πονάει / πονά

Yes. In everyday Modern Greek, πονάει and πονά can both be used for it hurts.

So these are both possible:

• δεν πονάει πια
• δεν πονά πια

The -άει form is very common and often sounds slightly fuller or more explicit to learners, but both are normal.

Because δεν is the normal negation particle used before verbs in the present and past tenses.

So:

• πονάει = it hurts
• δεν πονάει = it does not hurt

This is the standard way to make a sentence negative.

Πια here means anymore or any longer.

So:

• δεν πονάει πια = it doesn’t hurt anymore

Without negation, πια can sometimes mean something more like now, by now, or from now on, depending on context. But in a sentence with δεν, learners will very often meet it as anymore.

Yes, but they do different jobs:

• δεν = makes the verb negative: does not hurt
• πια = adds the idea of anymore / no longer

So:

• δεν πονάει = it doesn’t hurt
• δεν πονάει πια = it doesn’t hurt anymore

The second one implies a change from before: it used to hurt, but now it doesn’t.

The subject is Το τσίμπημα στο χέρι μου.

That whole noun phrase means:

• the bite/sting on my hand

And that is what doesn’t hurt anymore.

So the structure is:

• Το τσίμπημα στο χέρι μου = subject
• δεν πονάει πια = predicate

Because Greek does not need a dummy subject like English often does.

In English, you might say:

• It doesn’t hurt anymore

But in Greek, the subject is already stated:

• Το τσίμπημα ... δεν πονάει πια

So there is no need to add a separate word for it.

Also, Greek often leaves subjects out when they are clear from the verb or the context.

Not completely. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

This sentence has a very natural neutral order:

• Το τσίμπημα στο χέρι μου δεν πονάει πια.

But Greek could move things around for emphasis, for example:

• Στο χέρι μου το τσίμπημα δεν πονάει πια.
• Δεν πονάει πια το τσίμπημα στο χέρι μου.

These alternatives may sound more marked or context-dependent, but they are possible.

So the given sentence is a normal, straightforward way to say it.

Usually χέρι means hand, but in some contexts Greek can use χέρι more broadly than English and refer to the arm area as well.

Still, in this sentence, the most natural translation is hand unless context clearly suggests otherwise.

Grammatically, it is the τσίμπημα that is presented as hurting:

• Το τσίμπημα ... δεν πονάει πια.
• literally: The bite/sting ... doesn’t hurt anymore.

In natural English, that often amounts to the same real-world meaning as:

• My hand doesn’t hurt from the bite anymore
• The bite on my hand doesn’t hurt anymore

But the Greek sentence focuses on the bite/sting as the thing that hurts.

Yes, very often.

Depending on context, τσίμπημα can suggest:

• a mosquito bite
• a bee sting
• some other small sting/bite/prick

If a learner sees this sentence by itself, an insect bite or sting is a very natural interpretation.