| Grammar Notes: Grammar Lesson: Η εικόνα δείχνει μια γυναίκα να ανοίγει ζύμη σε μια κουζίνα. ### Word Breakdown: 1. Η (I) – Definite article (feminine, nominative singular), meaning "the." 2. εικόνα (ikóna) – Noun (feminine, nominative singular), meaning "picture" or "image." - Infinitive: N/A (nouns do not have infinitives). 3. δείχνει (díchnei) – Verb (3rd person singular, present tense), meaning "shows" or "displays." - Infinitive: δείχνω (díchno) – "to show." 4. μια (mia) – Indefinite article (feminine, accusative singular), meaning "a" or "one." 5. γυναίκα (yinéka) – Noun (feminine, accusative singular), meaning "woman." - Infinitive: N/A. 6. να (na) – Particle introducing a subordinate clause, meaning "to" (as in "to do something"). 7. ανοίγει (aníyi) – Verb (3rd person singular, present tense), meaning "opens" or "rolls out." - Infinitive: ανοίγω (anígo) – "to open." 8. ζύμη (zími) – Noun (feminine, accusative singular), meaning "dough." - Infinitive: N/A. 9. σε (se) – Preposition, meaning "in" or "at." 10. μια (mia) – Indefinite article (feminine, accusative singular), meaning "a" or "one." 11. κουζίνα (kuzína) – Noun (feminine, accusative singular), meaning "kitchen." - Infinitive: N/A. ### Grammar Tip: - να + Subjunctive Verb (ανοίγει): The structure να + verb forms a subordinate clause indicating purpose or action. Here, να ανοίγει means "opening" (as in "a woman opening dough"). ### Related Words: - ψωμί (psomí) – "bread" (noun, neuter). - μαγειρεύω (mayirévo) – "to cook" (verb). - τραπέζι (trapézi) – "table" (noun, neuter). |
