Η αιώρα είναι άνετη.

A natural Modern Greek pronunciation is approximately:

ee eh-O-ra EE-ne A-ne-tee

A more precise breakdown:

• Η = ee
• αιώρα = eh-O-ra
• είναι = EE-ne
• άνετη = A-ne-tee

A few important sound notes:

• αι in Modern Greek is pronounced e, not like English eye
• η is pronounced ee
• the stressed syllable is marked by the accent: αιώρα, είναι, άνετη

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

Greek articles change depending on gender, number, and case. Here:

• η = the for a feminine singular noun in the nominative case

Since αιώρα is a feminine singular noun, it takes η:

• η αιώρα = the hammock

You usually learn the gender together with the noun, so it is best to memorize it as:

• η αιώρα = the hammock

That said, the ending -α often suggests a feminine noun in Greek, although not always. In this case, αιώρα is indeed feminine.

Because it is feminine, other words connected to it also become feminine, such as the article η and the adjective άνετη.

Greek adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

The adjective here is άνετος / άνετη / άνετο = comfortable.

Its forms are:

• άνετος = masculine
• άνετη = feminine
• άνετο = neuter

Since αιώρα is feminine singular, the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• Η αιώρα είναι άνετη.

If the noun were masculine or neuter, the adjective would change:

• Ο καναπές είναι άνετος. = The sofa is comfortable.
• Το κρεβάτι είναι άνετο. = The bed is comfortable.

είναι is the verb is / are, from είμαι = to be.

In this sentence, it means is:

• Η αιώρα είναι άνετη. = The hammock is comfortable.

Useful point: είναι is the same form for he/she/it is and they are, so context tells you which meaning is intended.

Examples:

• Η αιώρα είναι άνετη. = The hammock is comfortable.
• Οι αιώρες είναι άνετες. = The hammocks are comfortable.

In normal modern Greek, you usually keep είναι in this kind of sentence.

So:

• Η αιώρα είναι άνετη. = normal and correct

Leaving it out would sound incomplete or unnatural in standard everyday Greek.

The accent marks show which syllable is stressed.

• αιώρα → stress on ώ
• είναι → stress on εί
• άνετη → stress on ά

Stress matters in Greek pronunciation, so accents are important in writing. They help you know where to place the emphasis when speaking.

No. In Modern Greek, αι is pronounced e.

So αιώρα does not start with an eye sound. It begins with something closer to eh.

This is a very common point of confusion for English speakers because the spelling looks like it might be pronounced differently.

Yes, Greek word order is more flexible than English, but not every order sounds equally neutral.

The most neutral version here is:

• Η αιώρα είναι άνετη.

You may also hear:

• Άνετη είναι η αιώρα.

That version puts more emphasis on comfortable or contrasts the hammock with something else.

So yes, the order can change, but the original sentence is the plain, standard way to say it.

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence.

You can tell from the article too:

• η is the nominative feminine singular article

So in:

• Η αιώρα είναι άνετη.

η αιώρα is the subject, and άνετη describes the subject.

In the plural, the noun, article, and adjective all change to match:

• Οι αιώρες είναι άνετες. = The hammocks are comfortable.

Breakdown:

• οι = plural definite article
• αιώρες = plural of αιώρα
• είναι = still are
• άνετες = feminine plural of άνετη

This is a good example of agreement in Greek: article + noun + adjective all match.

Yes — that is one of the best habits for learning Greek.

Instead of learning only αιώρα, learn:

• η αιώρα

This helps you remember:

• the noun’s gender
• which adjective forms go with it
• which article to use

For Greek learners, memorizing nouns with their article is extremely useful.