Το βράδυ πίνω κακάο αντί για καφέ.

In the evening I drink cocoa instead of coffee.

Breakdown of Το βράδυ πίνω κακάο αντί για καφέ.

• ο καφές: the coffee
• πίνω: to drink
• το βράδυ: in the evening
• αντί για: instead of

Questions & Answers about Το βράδυ πίνω κακάο αντί για καφέ.

What does Το βράδυ mean here?

Here Το βράδυ means in the evening / at night, depending on context. In this sentence, in the evening is the most natural translation.

Greek often uses the article with time expressions like this:

• το πρωί = in the morning
• το μεσημέρι = at noon / in the afternoon
• το βράδυ = in the evening

So this is a very common time phrase.

Why is there a το before βράδυ?

Because Greek commonly uses the definite article in expressions of time.

So:

• βράδυ by itself = evening
• το βράδυ = in the evening

This does not necessarily mean the evening in a very specific sense the way it would in English. It is just the normal Greek way to express this time phrase.

What form is πίνω?

πίνω is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb πίνω, meaning to drink.

So:

• πίνω = I drink / I am drinking

In this sentence, it can mean either:

• I drink cocoa in the evening instead of coffee or