Το προσάναμμα είναι στεγνό.

• Το = the definite article, neuter singular
• προσάναμμα = a noun, the subject of the sentence
• είναι = is, the 3rd person singular of είμαι (to be)
• στεγνό = an adjective, describing the subject

So the structure is:

article + noun + verb + adjective

That is a very common Greek sentence pattern.

Because προσάναμμα is a neuter singular noun.

In Greek, the article and adjective must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• usually case

So:

• το matches προσάναμμα
• στεγνό also matches προσάναμμα

That is why you do not get ο προσάναμμα or στεγνή here.

The dictionary form is usually στεγνός.

Greek adjectives are normally listed in the masculine singular form, even when the sentence uses a different form.

So you may see it written as:

• στεγνός = masculine
• στεγνή = feminine
• στεγνό = neuter

In this sentence, the neuter form στεγνό is used because it agrees with το προσάναμμα.

It is in the nominative singular.

That is because it is the subject of the sentence: the thing being described as dry.

The adjective στεγνό is also nominative singular neuter, because with είμαι (to be), predicate adjectives agree with the subject.

In standard Greek, you normally keep είναι in a sentence like this.

So:

• Το προσάναμμα είναι στεγνό. = normal and complete

Leaving it out would usually sound incomplete or non-standard in ordinary speech.

Greek does allow some omission in special contexts, headlines, notes, or very informal ellipsis, but for a normal full sentence, είναι is expected.

Yes, but that means something slightly different grammatically.

• Το προσάναμμα είναι στεγνό. = The kindling is dry.
• Το στεγνό προσάναμμα = the dry kindling

In the original sentence, στεγνό is a predicate adjective: it comes after είναι and tells you a property of the noun.

In το στεγνό προσάναμμα, the adjective is inside the noun phrase, directly modifying the noun.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English, although not all orders sound equally neutral.

The most neutral version here is:

• Το προσάναμμα είναι στεγνό.

You could also hear:

• Στεγνό είναι το προσάναμμα.
  This puts more emphasis on dry.

• Είναι στεγνό το προσάναμμα.
  Also possible, often depending on context or spoken emphasis.

So yes, the order can change, but the original order is the safest, most neutral one for a learner.

A rough pronunciation is:

to pro-SA-na-ma EE-ne stegh-NO

Stress falls on:

• προσάναμμα → -σά-
• είναι → first syllable
• στεγνό → last syllable

A more IPA-like guide would be approximately:

[to proˈsanama ˈine steɣˈno]

You do not need perfect IPA, but it helps to notice where the stress goes.

Usually yes, but Greek uses the definite article more often than English does.

In this sentence, το naturally corresponds to the.

However, Greek often keeps the article in places where English might omit it, especially in general statements. So learners should not assume article use matches English exactly.

For example, Greek may say something more like the kindling must be dry where English might simply say kindling must be dry.

So το does mean the, but article usage is broader in Greek than in English.

It is a noun meaning kindling or material used to help start a fire.

In practice, it often behaves like a mass/collective noun in English translation, because English kindling is usually not counted item by item.

So even though Greek grammar treats προσάναμμα as a singular noun here, the real-world meaning is often something collective: fire-starting material.

That is why The kindling is dry sounds natural in English.

In this sentence, yes: it means not wet, which makes sense for kindling.

The adjective στεγνός / στεγνή / στεγνό can have related meanings depending on context, but here the plain physical meaning is the important one.

So a learner should understand it here as:

• dry enough to burn well
• not damp
• not wet

That is the straightforward reading in this sentence.