Μακραίνω το φόρεμα.

Μακραίνω is a verb. The ending -ω is the usual I form in the present tense, so μακραίνω means I lengthen / I make longer.

In this sentence, the subject is understood from the verb ending, so Greek does not need a separate I.

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already shows the subject.

So:

• μακραίνω = I lengthen
• εσύ μακραίνεις = you lengthen
• μακραίνει = he/she/it lengthens

Because -ω already tells you it is I, adding εγώ would usually only be for emphasis.

Το φόρεμα means the dress.

Here:

• το = the for a neuter singular noun
• φόρεμα = dress

Φόρεμα is a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter article το in the singular.

Yes. In Μακραίνω το φόρεμα, το φόρεμα is the direct object of the verb.

You are doing the action to the dress: you are making the dress longer.

For neuter nouns like φόρεμα, the nominative and accusative singular forms are often the same, so το φόρεμα can look identical whether it is the subject or the object. In this sentence, the verb meaning makes it clear that it is the object.

In this sentence, it means I make something longer.

So Μακραίνω το φόρεμα means I lengthen the dress / I make the dress longer.

Greek verbs like this can sometimes be used in ways that feel both transitive and intransitive depending on context, but here the presence of το φόρεμα as a direct object clearly gives the transitive meaning.

If you wanted the idea the dress gets longer, you would normally say it differently, for example with a passive or different structure.

Yes. Μακραίνω is in the present / non-past imperfective form.

Depending on context, that can mean:

• I am lengthening the dress
• I lengthen the dress
• I’m making the dress longer

Greek present forms can cover both a general present and an action happening now.

A simple pronunciation guide:

• Μακραίνω ≈ ma-KRE-no
• το ≈ to
• φόρεμα ≈ FO-re-ma

A few helpful points:

• The stress in μακραίνω falls on -κραί-
• The stress in φόρεμα falls on φό-
• αι is pronounced like e in modern Greek

So the whole sentence sounds roughly like:

ma-KRE-no to FO-re-ma

Yes. It is related to μακρύς, which means long.

So the verb μακραίνω basically means to make long / to make longer.

This is a very common pattern in Greek: an adjective can be related to a verb meaning make X or become more X.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

Μακραίνω το φόρεμα.

But depending on emphasis, you might also hear:

• Το φόρεμα μακραίνω.

That would sound more marked or contrastive, something like It’s the dress that I’m lengthening.

So the original sentence is the most straightforward version.

Yes, it is understandable and natural enough, especially if you mean making the dress longer, for example in sewing or alteration.

In real-life clothing contexts, Greek speakers might also use other expressions depending on the situation, such as wording that means let out, add length, or make it longer at the hem. But Μακραίνω το φόρεμα is a clear, correct sentence.

You add δεν before the verb:

Δεν μακραίνω το φόρεμα.

That means:

I am not lengthening the dress
or
I don’t lengthen the dress

Useful forms of φόρεμα are:

• singular nominative/accusative: το φόρεμα
• singular genitive: του φορέματος
• plural nominative/accusative: τα φορέματα
• plural genitive: των φορεμάτων

So in your sentence, το φόρεμα is the singular form.

Yes. You can say:

Το μακραίνω.

That means I’m lengthening it.

Here, το is not the article the. It is the object pronoun it, referring to a neuter noun such as το φόρεμα.

So:

• Μακραίνω το φόρεμα. = I lengthen the dress.
• Το μακραίνω. = I lengthen it.