Πήρα το φυτό από το φυτώριο.

I got the plant from the plant nursery.

Breakdown of Πήρα το φυτό από το φυτώριο.

• από: from
• παίρνω: to take
• το φυτό: the plant
• το φυτώριο: plant nursery

Questions & Answers about Πήρα το φυτό από το φυτώριο.

What does Πήρα mean here?

Πήρα is the past simple / aorist form of παίρνω, which means to take, to get, and sometimes to buy, depending on context.

So Πήρα το φυτό από το φυτώριο can mean:

• I took the plant from the nursery
• I got the plant from the nursery
• in some contexts, even I bought the plant from the nursery

Grammatically, πήρα means I took / I got.

Why doesn’t Greek use a separate word for I in this sentence?

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

In πήρα, the ending -α shows that the subject is I.

So:

• Πήρα = I took / I got
• Εγώ πήρα = I took / I got, but with extra emphasis on I

That is why εγώ is not necessary here.

Why is το used twice?