Το ύφασμα ξεθωριάζει.

Το is the definite article, meaning the.

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case. Here, το is:

• neuter
• singular
• nominative (because it goes with the subject)

It matches ύφασμα, so το ύφασμα means the fabric or the cloth.

In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Ύφασμα happens to be a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter article το.

This is grammatical gender, not biological sex. Many inanimate objects are neuter in Greek.

It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing doing the action of fading.

So in Το ύφασμα ξεθωριάζει, the subject is το ύφασμα = the fabric.

Ξεθωριάζει is present tense, third person singular.

It can mean:

• fades
• is fading
• does fade

Which English version sounds best depends on context. Greek present tense often covers both simple present and present continuous meanings.

Because Greek does not usually make the same sharp distinction English does between:

• it fades and
• it is fading

The present tense form ξεθωριάζει can express either:

• a general fact/habit: Fabric fades
• something happening now: The fabric is fading

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

It comes from the verb ξεθωριάζω = to fade / to lose color.

Ξεθωριάζει is the he/she/it form:

• I fade → ξεθωριάζω
• you fade → ξεθωριάζεις
• he/she/it fades → ξεθωριάζει

Since το ύφασμα is singular, Greek uses the third person singular verb form.

Grammatically, it is an active verb form, but its meaning is often like becomes faded or loses its color.

So Το ύφασμα ξεθωριάζει does not mean the fabric is causing something else to fade. It means the fabric itself is fading.

No. Greek does not need a separate verb like is in this sentence.

English uses is fading = is + verb-ing, but Greek simply uses the present tense verb ξεθωριάζει.

So one Greek word can cover what English expresses with two words.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English.

The neutral, straightforward order is:

• Το ύφασμα ξεθωριάζει.

But you could also say:

• Ξεθωριάζει το ύφασμα.

That might sound more like:

• The fabric is fading with a little more focus on the action or on the observation.

Even when the order changes, the endings and article help show what the subject is.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Το → to
• ύφασμα → EE-fas-ma
• ξεθωριάζει → kseh-tho-ree-AH-zee

The main stress falls on:

• ύ in ύφασμα
• ά in ξεθωριάζει

So roughly: to EE-fas-ma kseh-tho-ree-AH-zee

The prefix ξε- often suggests ideas like:

• undoing
• removal
• coming out of a state

In ξεθωριάζω, it contributes to the idea of color wearing off or fading out.

That said, for a learner, it is best to learn ξεθωριάζω as a complete vocabulary item meaning to fade.

Yes. Ύφασμα can mean fabric, cloth, or material, depending on context.

So possible translations include:

• The fabric fades
• The fabric is fading
• The cloth is fading

If the meaning has already been given to you, then the main point here is that ύφασμα refers to the material, and ξεθωριάζει describes it losing color.

The plural would be:

Τα υφάσματα ξεθωριάζουν.
= The fabrics are fading / The fabrics fade

Changes:

• το → τα for neuter plural
• ύφασμα → υφάσματα
• ξεθωριάζει → ξεθωριάζουν

This is a useful pattern to notice:

• singular: Το ύφασμα ξεθωριάζει
• plural: Τα υφάσματα ξεθωριάζουν