Ο μύκητας συνδέεται με τη σήψη των ριζών· οι ρίζες σαπίζουν.

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Breakdown of Ο μύκητας συνδέεται με τη σήψη των ριζών· οι ρίζες σαπίζουν.

• συνδέομαι: to connect
• η ρίζα: root
• ο μύκητας: fungus

Questions & Answers about Ο μύκητας συνδέεται με τη σήψη των ριζών· οι ρίζες σαπίζουν.

What does συνδέεται με mean here?

συνδέεται με means is connected with, is linked to, or is associated with.

In this sentence, Ο μύκητας συνδέεται με τη σήψη των ριζών means that the fungus has a connection to root rot. In scientific or medical-style Greek, συνδέεται με is very common for saying that one thing is associated with another.

• συνδέεται = is connected / is associated
• με = with

So a very natural English rendering is The fungus is associated with root rot.

Why does συνδέεται look passive?

Because it is a middle/passive-form verb.

The base verb is συνδέω = I connect.
But συνδέεται is the 3rd person singular present middle/passive form, literally something like is connected.

This is very common in Greek: a verb with passive endings can have a meaning that sounds more natural in English as:

• passive: is connected
• or sometimes almost active/intransitive: is associated

So here:

• συνδέει = it connects
• συνδέεται = it is connected / it is associated

Why is it τη σήψη and not την σήψη?