Breakdown of Η μεταφύτευση αρχίζει: μεταφυτεύω το φυτό και κλαδεύω τον βλαστό.
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A very literal breakdown is:
- Η μεταφύτευση αρχίζει = The transplanting / repotting begins
- μεταφυτεύω το φυτό = I transplant the plant
- και κλαδεύω τον βλαστό = and I prune the shoot/stem
So the sentence starts with a general statement, then after the colon it gives the actions being done.
Greek uses the definite article much more often than English does. That includes abstract nouns and action nouns like η μεταφύτευση.
So Greek naturally says:
- Η μεταφύτευση αρχίζει
where English may say either:
- The transplanting begins
- Transplanting begins
Both are fine in English, but Greek strongly prefers the article here.