Κρίμα, τελείωσε η παρτίδα.

Κρίμα means what a pity, too bad, or what a shame.

In this sentence, it works like a short exclamation commenting on the situation:

• Κρίμα! = Too bad!
• Κρίμα, τελείωσε η παρτίδα. = What a pity, the game is over / the game ended.

It is very common in everyday Greek and does not change form here.

Because Greek often uses the aorist verb τελείωσε to express that something ended and is therefore now over.

So literally, τελείωσε η παρτίδα is the game ended, but in natural English that is often best understood as:

• the game is over
• the round is over
• the match ended

This is very normal Greek usage with events such as games, classes, meetings, films, and so on.

τελείωσε is:

• aorist
• active
• 3rd person singular
• from the verb τελειώνω = to finish / to end

Here it means ended / finished.

So the structure is:

• τελείωσε = ended
• η παρτίδα = the game / round

Together: the game ended.

Here η is the definite article meaning the, not the pronoun she.

Why? Because it comes directly before the noun παρτίδα:

• η παρτίδα = the game / the round

Greek η can mean either:

• the before a feminine noun
• she as a pronoun

In this sentence, it is clearly the article.

Greek word order is more flexible than English.

Both are correct:

• Τελείωσε η παρτίδα.
• Η παρτίδα τελείωσε.

The version with the verb first, Τελείωσε η παρτίδα, is very natural when you are announcing what happened or giving new information:

• The game ended.
• It’s over; the game ended.

Putting the subject first, Η παρτίδα τελείωσε, can sound slightly more neutral or slightly more focused on the game itself.

παρτίδα usually means a game, round, hand, or match, depending on context.

Common uses include:

• a game of cards
• a chess game
• a round in some activity
• sometimes even a figurative case or situation in informal speech

So in this sentence, it most likely means:

• the game
• the round
• the match

The exact English choice depends on the context.

Because Greek is not saying the game is over in the same grammatical way English does.

Instead, it uses the verb τελείωσε = ended / finished.

So Greek expresses the idea through a full verb:

• τελείωσε η παρτίδα = the game ended

In natural English, that often becomes:

• the game is over

So the meaning matches, even though the grammar is different.

English often says:

• It’s a pity
• That’s a shame

Greek can simply say:

• Κρίμα

So Κρίμα works by itself as an exclamation, without needing a separate word for it.

This is very common and natural in Greek.

A simple English-style pronunciation guide is:

KREE-ma, te-LEE-o-se i par-THEE-tha

A few notes:

• Κρίμα → stress on Κρί-
• τελείωσε → stress on -λεί-
• η is pronounced ee
• παρτίδα → stress on -τί-
• δ in παρτίδα sounds like the th in this

So the sentence rhythm is: KREE-ma, te-LEE-o-se i par-THEE-tha

Yes, it is natural here because Κρίμα is a separate exclamation or comment, followed by the statement:

• Κρίμα, τελείωσε η παρτίδα.

It works like English:

• Too bad, the game is over.
• What a pity, the game ended.

The comma helps show that short pause.

It can be both, depending on the sentence.

Here it is intransitive:

• Τελείωσε η παρτίδα.
• The game ended.

But it can also be transitive:

• Τελείωσε την παρτίδα.
• He/She finished the game.

So in your sentence, η παρτίδα is the subject, not the object.