Το βράδυ βάζω το πάπλωμα στο κρεβάτι γιατί κάνει κρύο.

In the evening I put the duvet on the bed because it is cold.

Breakdown of Το βράδυ βάζω το πάπλωμα στο κρεβάτι γιατί κάνει κρύο.

• το βράδυ: in the evening
• γιατί: because
• σε: on
• το κρεβάτι: the bed

Questions & Answers about Το βράδυ βάζω το πάπλωμα στο κρεβάτι γιατί κάνει κρύο.

Why does Το βράδυ mean in the evening / at night and not just the evening?

In this sentence, το βράδυ is being used as a time expression. Greek often uses the article + noun this way to mean during that time.

So:

• το βράδυ = in the evening / at night
• literally, it is the evening, but functionally it means during the evening

This is very common in Greek:

• το πρωί = in the morning
• το μεσημέρι = at noon / midday
• το απόγευμα = in the afternoon
• τη νύχτα = at night

So here Το βράδυ βάζω... means In the evening, I put...

What form is βάζω?

βάζω is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb βάζω, meaning I put, I place, or sometimes I set.

Here it means:

• βάζω = I put

So:

• Το βράδυ βάζω το πάπλωμα... = In the evening I put the duvet...

The present tense in Greek can also describe a habitual action, not only something happening right now. So this sentence can mean:

• I put the duvet on the bed in the evening
• or