Αυτή η τεχνολογία εξοικονομεί χρόνο.

A natural translation is This technology saves time.

Word by word:

• Αυτή = this
• η = the
• τεχνολογία = technology
• εξοικονομεί = saves / conserves / economizes
• χρόνο = time

Very literally, Greek says something like this the technology saves time. That sounds odd in English, but it is normal in Greek.

Because Greek normally uses a demonstrative plus the definite article before the noun.

So:

• αυτή = this
• η = the
• τεχνολογία = technology

Together, αυτή η τεχνολογία means this technology.

For an English speaker, the article may feel unnecessary, but in Greek it is the normal pattern. Saying just αυτή τεχνολογία would sound unnatural.

Because τεχνολογία is a feminine noun in Greek.

Greek demonstratives and articles must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

So here:

• τεχνολογία = feminine singular
• η = feminine singular article
• αυτή = feminine singular form of this

The other forms would go with different noun genders:

• αυτός = masculine
• αυτή = feminine
• αυτό = neuter

εξοικονομεί is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb εξοικονομώ.

That means it matches a subject like:

• he/she/it saves
• here: this technology saves

So:

• εγώ εξοικονομώ = I save
• εσύ εξοικονομείς = you save
• αυτή η τεχνολογία εξοικονομεί = this technology saves

It is in the present tense.

So Αυτή η τεχνολογία εξοικονομεί χρόνο means:

• This technology saves time
• or, depending on context, This technology is saving time

In this sentence, the most natural meaning is a general statement: this technology is time-saving.

Because χρόνο is the accusative form, and it is the direct object of the verb.

The verb εξοικονομεί is doing something to time, so Greek uses the accusative.

Compare:

• ο χρόνος = time, the time, time as subject
• τον χρόνο = the time, as object
• χρόνο = time, as object without the article

So:

• Ο χρόνος περνάει. = Time passes.
• Εξοικονομεί χρόνο. = It saves time.

Because Greek often leaves out the article when talking about something in a general or non-specific way.

Here, χρόνο means time in general, not a specific block of time.

So:

• εξοικονομεί χρόνο = saves time
• εξοικονομεί τον χρόνο would usually sound more specific, like saves the time or saves that particular time

In this sentence, the article is omitted because the meaning is broad and general.

Because Greek uses εξοικονομώ for saving in the sense of:

• conserving
• reducing use
• not wasting
• saving up resources like time, money, energy

So with χρόνο, εξοικονομεί is exactly the right idea: it saves time.

This is different from σώζω, which usually means save/rescue someone or something.

So:

• σώζω έναν άνθρωπο = I save/rescue a person
• εξοικονομώ χρόνο = I save time

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

af-TI ee teh-hno-lo-YEE-a ek-see-ko-no-MEE HRO-no

A few helpful notes:

• Αυτή sounds like af-TI
• η is pronounced ee
• τεχνολογία has the stress on γί
• εξοικονομεί has the stress on the last syllable
• χ in χρόνο is not English ch; it is more like the sound in Scottish loch or German Bach

They show which syllable is stressed.

In this sentence:

• Αυτή → stress on the last syllable
• τεχνολογία → stress on γί
• εξοικονομεί → stress on the last syllable
• χρόνο → stress on the first syllable

Greek spelling marks stress clearly, which is very helpful for learners.

The order here is the most neutral and natural one:

Αυτή η τεχνολογία εξοικονομεί χρόνο.
subject + verb + object

Greek word order is more flexible than English, though, because the endings show grammatical roles more clearly.

You can change the order for emphasis, for example:

• Χρόνο εξοικονομεί αυτή η τεχνολογία. = It is time that this technology saves.

But the original version is the best basic pattern for a learner.

Yes. Greek can also say:

Η τεχνολογία αυτή εξοικονομεί χρόνο.

This still means This technology saves time, but it sounds a bit more formal or emphatic than Αυτή η τεχνολογία.

For everyday neutral Greek, Αυτή η τεχνολογία is usually the best choice.

No. In this sentence, η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

Greek also has ή with an accent, which means or.

So:

• η = the
• ή = or

They sound the same in Modern Greek, but the accent mark and the meaning are different.

No. It specifically means this technology saves time.

The verb εξοικονομεί means saves/conserves something. Since the object is χρόνο, the meaning is clearly about time.

If you wanted to say This technology is economical or efficient, Greek would use a different structure and different words.

The dictionary form is χρόνος.

That is the nominative singular, the form you usually learn first.

Here are the two most useful singular forms:

• ο χρόνος = time, the time
• τον χρόνο / χρόνο = time, the time, as object

So when you look up χρόνο, you should search for χρόνος.