Κλαδεύω το φυτό.

I am pruning the plant.

Breakdown of Κλαδεύω το φυτό.

• το φυτό: the plant
• κλαδεύω: to prune

Questions & Answers about Κλαδεύω το φυτό.

Why is there no subject pronoun for I in Κλαδεύω το φυτό?

In Greek, the verb ending often already tells you who the subject is.
Κλαδεύω ends in -ω, which here means I prune / I am pruning.

So Greek usually does not need the pronoun εγώ (I) unless you want emphasis or contrast.

• Κλαδεύω το φυτό. = I prune the plant.
• Εγώ κλαδεύω το φυτό. = I’m the one pruning the plant. / I prune the plant (with emphasis)

What form of the verb is κλαδεύω?

Κλαδεύω is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb.

That means it corresponds to:

• I prune
• I am pruning

In Greek, the present tense can often cover both the simple present and the present continuous, depending on context.

It is also the dictionary form of the verb, because Greek dictionaries usually list verbs in the I form, not in the infinitive.

Why is it το φυτό and not ο φυτός or something similar?