Ο ράφτης βγάζει την καρφίτσα και ελέγχει το γαζί.

A word-for-word breakdown is:

• Ο = the (masculine singular)
• ράφτης = tailor
• βγάζει = takes out / removes
• την = the (feminine singular, accusative)
• καρφίτσα = pin
• και = and
• ελέγχει = checks / inspects
• το = the (neuter singular)
• γαζί = stitch / seam / line of stitching, depending on context

So the full sentence means something like: The tailor removes the pin and checks the stitching.

Because Greek articles change according to gender, number, and case.

In this sentence:

• ο ράφτης is the subject, so it is in the nominative case.
• την καρφίτσα and το γαζί are the objects of the verbs, so they are in the accusative case.

Here are the forms used:

• ο = masculine singular nominative
• την = feminine singular accusative
• το = neuter singular nominative/accusative

So:

• Ο ράφτης = the tailor (subject)
• την καρφίτσα = the pin (object)
• το γαζί = the stitch / seam (object)

Because the nouns have different grammatical genders:

• η καρφίτσα = the pin → feminine
• το γαζί = the stitch / seam → neuter

In the accusative singular:

• feminine η usually becomes την
• neuter το stays το

So:

• την καρφίτσα
• το γαζί

This is very normal in Greek: the article must match the noun’s gender and case.

Both are in the present tense, third person singular.

That means they can mean either:

• he/she takes out and checks
• or he/she is taking out and checking

In Greek, the present tense often covers both the English simple present and present continuous, depending on context.

So Ο ράφτης βγάζει την καρφίτσα και ελέγχει το γαζί could be understood as:

• The tailor removes the pin and checks the seam
• or The tailor is removing the pin and checking the seam

Because the sentence has one stated subject, Ο ράφτης, followed by two verbs joined by και:

• βγάζει
• ελέγχει

This structure means that the tailor is doing both actions.

So the sentence is understood as:

• The tailor removes the pin
• and [the tailor] checks the stitching

Greek often does this, just like English.

The dictionary forms are:

• βγάζω = to take out / remove
• ελέγχω = to check / inspect / examine

The forms in the sentence are the he/she/it forms:

• βγάζει = he/she/it takes out
• ελέγχει = he/she/it checks

This is a very common pattern in Modern Greek:

• -ω verb in the dictionary
• -ει form for he/she/it in the present

Because in Modern Greek, the normal third person singular present ending for many verbs is -ει.

For example:

• βγάζω → βγάζει
• γράφω → γράφει
• διαβάζω → διαβάζει

So βγάζει simply means he/she/it takes out.

If you have seen forms like -ειν, those belong to Ancient Greek, not Modern Greek.

γαζί is a sewing word. Depending on context, it can mean:

• stitch
• line of stitching
• seam

In this sentence, it probably refers to the result of sewing that the tailor is inspecting.

So natural English translations could be:

• checks the stitch
• checks the stitching
• checks the seam

The best choice depends on the broader context.

ράφτης is pronounced roughly RAF-tees.

A few useful points:

• ρ = a rolled or tapped r
• ά shows the stress: ΡΆφτης
• φτ sounds like ft

So it is approximately:

• ράφτης → RAF-tees

Not exactly like English, of course, but that approximation helps.

In Modern Greek, β is pronounced like English v, not b.

So βγάζει sounds roughly like VGAH-zee.

A few details:

• β = v
• γ before α is a voiced sound somewhat like a soft gargled g/gh
• stress is on γά

So:

• βγάζει ≈ VGAH-zee

This is a very common surprise for English speakers, because Ancient Greek beta was closer to b, but Modern Greek β is v.

ελέγχει is pronounced roughly e-LEH-ghee or e-LEH-yhee, depending on how closely you want to imitate the Greek sound.

Helpful points:

• stress is on λέ
• the γχ combination here produces a sound that is not exactly like English
• before ει, the sound becomes more fronted/soft

A learner-friendly approximation is:

• ελέγχει → e-LEH-ghee

The important thing at first is to recognize it and place the stress correctly.

Greek normally uses the article with each noun separately when each noun is definite.

So you get:

• την καρφίτσα
• το γαζί

This is similar to English saying:

• the pin and the seam

Greek would not usually drop the second article here.

Yes, Greek often omits the subject pronoun because the verb ending already shows the person.

For example, βγάζει already means he/she/it removes.

But here Ο ράφτης is not just a pronoun like he. It is the actual noun the tailor, and it is included because the speaker wants to say exactly who is doing the action.

So Greek can omit pronouns like:

• Αυτός βγάζει... → often just Βγάζει...

But if you want to name the person, you say:

• Ο ράφτης βγάζει...

Yes. ράφτης is a masculine noun ending in -ης, which is a very common pattern.

Its basic forms are:

• ο ράφτης = the tailor
• του ράφτη = of the tailor
• τον ράφτη = the tailor (object)
• ράφτη! = tailor! (vocative)

So in this sentence, ο ράφτης is the nominative singular subject form.

This pattern is useful because many masculine nouns behave similarly.