Ξηλώνω τη ραφή.

A natural pronunciation is:

ksi-LO-no ti ra-FI

More precisely in IPA:

/ksiˈlono ti raˈfi/

A few helpful notes:

• ξ sounds like ks in books
• η sounds like ee / i
• ώ is the stressed o
• φή is stressed on the last syllable: ra-FI

Here, ξηλώνω means to unpick, to rip out, or to undo stitching.

With ραφή (seam), it usually refers to removing stitches from fabric. So this is the kind of verb you would use when talking about sewing, tailoring, or altering clothes.

Depending on context, English translations could be:

• I unpick the seam
• I rip out the seam
• I undo the seam

Greek often leaves out the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

• ξηλώνω = I unpick / I am unpicking

The ending -ω shows that the subject is I.

So:

• Ξηλώνω τη ραφή. = I unpick the seam.
• Εγώ ξηλώνω τη ραφή. = I unpick the seam.
  This version adds emphasis to I.

Because ραφή is the direct object of the verb.

• η ραφή = the seam as the subject
• τη ραφή = the seam as the object

So in this sentence:

• Ξηλώνω = I unpick
• τη ραφή = the seam

This is why Greek uses the accusative form of the article: τη.

The feminine accusative singular article is basically τη(ν).

The final -ν is kept before vowels and certain consonants, but it is usually dropped before others. Since ραφή begins with ρ, Greek normally uses:

• τη ραφή

So this is the expected standard form here.

Compare:

• τη ραφή
• την ανάγκη
• την πόρτα

ραφή is a feminine singular noun meaning seam.

Its basic forms are:

• η ραφή = the seam
• της ραφής = of the seam
• τη ραφή = the seam (object)

In this sentence, it is in the accusative singular because it is the thing being unpicked.

ξηλώνω is the present tense and usually the imperfective form.

That means it can express:

• something happening now: I am unpicking the seam
• a general or habitual action: I unpick seams

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

Common forms are:

• Ξήλωσα τη ραφή. = I unpicked / ripped out the seam.
• Θα ξηλώσω τη ραφή. = I will unpick the seam.

Very roughly:

• ξηλώνω = present / ongoing / habitual
• ξήλωσα = completed past
• θα ξηλώσω = future

No. Although it fits sewing very well here, ξηλώνω can also be used more broadly for pulling out, tearing out, removing, or undoing something piece by piece.

For example, it can be used for:

• stitches
• seams
• knitted work
• even things like boards, paving, or installed parts, depending on context

But with ραφή, the sewing meaning is the most natural one.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English because the endings and articles show grammatical roles.

The neutral order here is:

• Ξηλώνω τη ραφή.

But you might also hear:

• Τη ραφή ξηλώνω.

That changed order could add emphasis or fit a particular context. For a learner, the basic version Ξηλώνω τη ραφή is the best one to use first.

Yes, but the meaning changes slightly.

• Ξηλώνω τη ραφή. = I unpick the seam
  This usually refers to a specific seam.
• Ξηλώνω ραφή. = less natural in many contexts, and more like I unpick seam(s) or I do seam-unpicking

In most everyday situations, if you mean a particular seam, keeping the article is the natural choice.

Yes, stress is important in Greek.

• ξηλώνω has stress on -λώ-
• ραφή has stress on the final syllable: -φή

So say:

• ksi-LO-no
• ra-FI

If you move the stress, the word may sound wrong or be harder to understand.

The dictionary forms are:

• ξηλώνω = to unpick / rip out / undo
• η ραφή = the seam

In vocabulary lists, Greek nouns are usually given with the article, because the article tells you the gender:

• η ραφή = feminine noun

That is useful, since you then know why the object form in the sentence is τη ραφή.