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Group 4 — four sentences (13–16)

Greek, pronunciation, English, and word-by-word breakdowns with part of speech. Same order as the sentence song.

13. Το λεωφορείο φτάνει.

Το λεωφορείο φτάνει. · To leoforío ftáni. · The bus is arriving.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Το	to	the	Article (definite article, neuter singular)
λεωφορείο	leoforío	bus	Noun (neuter)
φτάνει	ftáni	arrives / is arriving	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)

Grammar note: Το is the neuter form of “the.” The verb φτάνει is the third-person singular form of φτάνω (to arrive). Greek uses the present tense for both “arrives” and “is arriving.”

14. Η πόρτα ανοίγει.

Η πόρτα ανοίγει. · I pórta aníyi. · The door opens.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Η	i	the	Article (definite article, feminine singular)
πόρτα	pórta	door	Noun (feminine)
ανοίγει	aníyi	opens / is opening	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)

Grammar note: Η is the feminine form of “the.” The verb ανοίγει comes from ανοίγω (to open). Its ending -ει is used here for the third-person singular.

15. Ο φίλος γράφει ένα γράμμα.

Ο φίλος γράφει ένα γράμμα. · O fílos gráfi éna grámma. · A friend is writing a letter.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Ο	o	the	Article (definite article, masculine singular)
φίλος	fílos	friend	Noun (masculine)
γράφει	gráfi	writes / is writing	Verb (present tense, 3rd person singular)
ένα	éna	a / one	Article (indefinite article, neuter singular)
γράμμα	grámma	letter	Noun (neuter)

Grammar note: Ο is the masculine form of “the.” Ένα is the neuter form of the indefinite article “a” or “one,” and it agrees with γράμμα, which is neuter. The verb γράφει comes from γράφω (to write).

16. Τα παιδιά παίζουν έξω.

Τα παιδιά παίζουν έξω. · Ta pedhiá pézun éxo. · The children are playing outside.

Greek	Pronunciation	Meaning	Part of speech
Τα	ta	the	Article (definite article, neuter plural)
παιδιά	pedhiá	children	Noun (plural of παιδί, neuter)
παίζουν	pézun	play / are playing	Verb (present tense, 3rd person plural)
έξω	éxo	outside	Adverb

Grammar note: Τα is the neuter plural form of “the.” Παιδιά is the plural of παιδί (child). The verb παίζουν comes from παίζω (to play) and is used with plural subjects. Έξω means “outside.”

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