Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο.

Η is the feminine singular definite article in the nominative case.

It matches επισκευή, which is a feminine singular noun. Greek uses the definite article more often than English, including in many general statements where English might say simply repair.

So η επισκευή can be a normal Greek way to say the repair, or even a more general repair work, depending on context.

Επισκευή is in the nominative singular, which is the usual case for the subject of the sentence.

We know it is the subject because:

• it has the nominative article η
• the verb χρειάζεται is 3rd person singular, agreeing with a singular subject
• the other noun, κόπο, is in the accusative, which fits the direct object

So the structure is:

• Η επισκευή = subject
• χρειάζεται = verb
• κόπο = object

The dictionary form is χρειάζομαι, meaning to need.

In this sentence, χρειάζεται is:

• present tense
• 3rd person singular

So it matches η επισκευή:
the repair needs ...

That is a very common learner question.

Χρειάζομαι belongs to a group of Modern Greek verbs that use middle/passive endings but often have an active meaning. So although χρειάζεται looks like a passive form, here it simply means needs or requires.

So in this sentence it does not mean is needed.
It means needs.

This is something you just get used to with certain Greek verbs.

Because κόπο is the accusative singular form, used here for the direct object of the verb.

The basic form is:

• ο κόπος = nominative singular

But after a transitive verb like χρειάζεται, Greek uses the accusative:

• χρειάζεται κόπο

So:

• κόπος = subject form
• κόπο = object form

Because κόπο is being used in a general, indefinite, abstract sense: effort.

Greek often leaves out the article with abstract nouns when the meaning is general. That is similar to English, where we also often say effort without the.

So:

• χρειάζεται κόπο = it requires effort
• χρειάζεται τον κόπο would mean something more specific, like it requires the effort, which is not the normal meaning here

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English because case endings help show the role of each word.

The most neutral order here is:

• Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο.

But you could also say:

• Κόπο χρειάζεται η επισκευή.

That version puts more emphasis on κόπο.

So the words can move, but the neutral teaching/example order is the original one.

Usually, in normal everyday Greek, η would stay there.

Greek generally likes the article with a noun like επισκευή, especially when it is the subject. Without the article, the sentence can sound more like:

• a headline
• a note
• a label
• a very compressed style

So for normal full-sentence Greek, Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο is the natural form.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• η επισκευή ≈ ee eh-pee-skeh-VEE
• χρειάζεται ≈ khree-AH-ze-te

A few helpful points:

• η sounds like ee
• ει in χρειάζεται sounds like ee
• χ is not like English ch in chair; it is a rougher sound, like the ch in German Bach or Scottish loch
• the stress falls on:
  • επισκευή → last syllable
  • χρειάζεται → -ά-

It can do both, depending on context.

The noun επισκευή means repair as a noun. In context, that can refer to:

• a specific repair: the repair
• repair as an activity or process: repair work / repairing

That is why a sentence like Η επισκευή χρειάζεται κόπο can sound natural either for a specific repair job or as a more general statement about repair work.

No. Modern Greek normally does not use an infinitive the way English does.

So if a verb follows χρειάζεται, Greek usually uses να + finite verb instead.

But in your sentence, there is no second verb after χρειάζεται. The verb takes a noun object:

• χρειάζεται κόπο

If there were another action, Greek would typically use a να-clause instead of an infinitive.

Yes. A common colloquial alternative is:

• Η επισκευή θέλει κόπο.

Here θέλει literally means wants, but in everyday Greek it can mean takes/requires in expressions like this.

So:

• χρειάζεται κόπο = a bit more straightforward/formal-neutral
• θέλει κόπο = very natural and conversational

Both are common, but the original sentence is perfectly normal Greek.