Greek Text:
Ένας πολύχρωμος βάτραχος χαλαρώνει δίπλα σε μια μικρή λίμνη. Πίσω του βρίσκεται ένα ασυνήθιστο σπίτι.

English Translation:
A colourful frog is relaxing by a small pond. Behind him is an unusual house.

Grammar Notes:
Sentence Analysis: Ένας πολύχρωμος βάτραχος χαλαρώνει δίπλα σε μια μικρή λίμνη. Πίσω του βρίσκεται ένα ασυνήθιστο σπίτι.

1. Ένας πολύχρωμος βάτραχος (Énas polýchromos váṯrachos) - "A colorful frog"
- Ένας (Énas) - "A"; masculine singular article.
- πολύχρωμος (polýchromos) - "colorful"; masculine singular adjective.
- βάτραχος (váṯrachos) - "frog"; masculine noun in nominative case.

2. χαλαρώνει (chalarṓnei) - "relaxes"
- χαλαρώνει (chalarṓnei); present tense, third person singular of the verb χαλαρώνω (chalarṓno) - "to relax".

3. δίπλα σε (dípla se) - "next to"
- δίπλα (dípla) - "next to"; adverb.
- σε (se) - "to"; preposition.

4. μια μικρή λίμνη (mia mikrí límnī) - "a small pond"
- μια (mia) - "a"; feminine singular article.
- μικρή (mikrí) - "small"; feminine singular adjective.
- λίμνη (límnī) - "pond"; feminine noun in nominative case.

5. Πίσω του (Píso tou) - "Behind him"
- Πίσω (Píso) - "behind"; adverb.
- του (tou) - "his"; masculine singular genitive pronoun, referring back to "βάτραχος".

6. βρίσκεται (vrísketai) - "is located/found"
- βρίσκεται (vrísketai); present tense, third person singular passive of the verb βρίσκω (vrísko) - "to find".

7. ένα ασυνήθιστο σπίτι (éna asyníthisto spíti) - "an unusual house"
- ένα (éna) - "an"; neuter singular article.
- ασυνήθιστο (asyníthisto) - "unusual"; neuter singular adjective.
- σπίτι (spíti) - "house"; neuter noun in nominative case.

General Grammar Tip:
In Greek, the adjective must agree with the noun it describes in gender, number, and case. For example, in the phrase "ένα ασυνήθιστο σπίτι" (éna asyníthisto spíti), both the article "ένα" and the adjective "ασυνήθιστο" are in the neuter singular form to match the neuter singular noun "σπίτι".

Related Words:
- Ζωγραφισμένος (zografisménos) - "painted", an adjective that might describe an object with multiple colors, similar to "πολύχρωμος".
- Οικία (oikía) - another word for "house", synonymous to "σπίτι".

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