Συνεργαζόμαστε, αλλά ανταγωνιζόμαστε και τώρα ισοφάρισες.

Because -όμαστε is the 1st person plural present ending in the Greek middle/passive set of verb endings. In other words, it tells you the subject is we.

So:

• συνεργαζόμαστε = we cooperate / we are cooperating
• ανταγωνιζόμαστε = we compete / we are competing

Even though the endings come from the middle/passive system, these verbs are not passive in meaning here.

Formally, they use middle/passive endings, but their meaning here is active.

Their dictionary forms are:

• συνεργάζομαι = to cooperate
• ανταγωνίζομαι = to compete

This is very common in Modern Greek. Some verbs appear with -μαι forms but are translated actively in English.

So you should understand:

• συνεργαζόμαστε as we cooperate
• not we are being cooperated

and

• ανταγωνιζόμαστε as we compete
• not we are being competed

They are both in the present tense.

That can mean:

• something happening right now
• or a general situation / repeated behavior

So the sentence could suggest either:

• We are cooperating, but we are also competing
• or We cooperate, but we also compete

Greek present tense often covers both ideas, and context tells you which is more natural.

Because Greek usually drops subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here the verb endings tell you everything:

• -όμαστε = we
• -ες in ισοφάρισες = you singular

So Greek does not need:

• εμείς συνεργαζόμαστε
• εσύ ισοφάρισες

unless the speaker wants extra emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Εμείς συνεργαζόμαστε = we are the ones cooperating
• Εσύ ισοφάρισες = you were the one who equalized

αλλά means but.

It introduces a contrast:

• Συνεργαζόμαστε = we cooperate
• αλλά ανταγωνιζόμαστε = but we compete

So the idea is that both things are true at the same time: there is cooperation, but also rivalry.

Also, the comma before αλλά is normal, just as in English before but.

Literally, και τώρα means and now.

Here και links the last clause to what came before, and τώρα shows a new development at this moment.

So the flow is:

• We cooperate
• but we compete too
• and now you’ve tied it

In natural English, depending on context, και τώρα might sound like:

• and now
• now
• and just now

Because ισοφάρισες is the aorist, which describes a single completed event.

The verb means something like:

• you equalized
• you tied the score
• you leveled it

The word τώρα does not force the verb to be present. It can mean that right now, at this moment, the completed event has just happened.

So τώρα ισοφάρισες is like saying:

• you’ve just equalized
• now you tied it up

This is very natural in Greek, especially in lively speech or sports-like contexts.

It is 2nd person singular aorist active.

So it means:

• you equalized
• with you referring to one person

Its dictionary form is:

• ισοφαρίζω = to equalize / to tie the score

The ending -ες is a very common marker for the 2nd person singular aorist in Modern Greek.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Most basically, ανταγωνίζομαι means to compete. In many situations it also implies competing against someone.

So ανταγωνιζόμαστε could be understood as:

• we are competitors
• we compete
• we compete with each other

In this sentence, because it is contrasted with συνεργαζόμαστε, the idea is probably:

• we cooperate, but we are also rivals / in competition

Very often, yes.

ισοφαρίζω is especially common in contexts with a score, such as:

• football / soccer
• basketball
• games
• contests

It means to make the score equal.

So ισοφάρισες often means:

• you tied the game
• you equalized
• you made it level

It can be used outside sports too, but the scoring idea is very strong.

Yes. Greek word order is fairly flexible, and different orders change the emphasis more than the basic meaning.

For example:

• Και τώρα ισοφάρισες = neutral, and now you equalized
• Τώρα ισοφάρισες = stronger emphasis on now
• Ισοφάρισες τώρα = can sound more marked, depending on tone

Likewise, the first part could also be rearranged in some contexts, but the original version is perfectly natural.

So Greek word order is not completely free, but it is more flexible than English.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Συνεργαζόμαστε → si-ner-ga-ZO-ma-ste
• αλλά → a-LA
• ανταγωνιζόμαστε → an-da-go-ni-ZO-ma-ste
• και τώρα → ke TO-ra
• ισοφάρισες → i-so-FA-ri-ses

The accent marks show which syllable is stressed:

• συνεργαζόμαστε
• ανταγωνιζόμαστε
• ισοφάρισες

That stress is important in Greek, so it is worth paying attention to it early.