"Ειδικά όταν βρέχει."
Translation:Especially when it rains.
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Please explain "πότε" verses "όταν". Both mean when but I guess the former is the question "when" and the latter is, I suppose, an adverb of time. Please confirm or refute my thinking.
Yes, πότε asks the question, including in indirect speech, while όταν answers it:
- Πότε διαβάζεις βιβλία; (When do you read books?)
- Όταν βρέχει και είμαι στο σπίτι. (When it's raining and I'm home.)
or
- Πες μου πότε θέλεις να βρεθούμε. (Tell me when you want to get together. > When do you want to get together?)
- Να βρεθούμε όταν έχεις χρόνο για διάλειμμα. (Let's get together when you have time for a break.)
Yes, that's always true when you are accustomed to a language but this does sound correct and you should get used to it soon.
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specifically when it rains .......was marked wrong. I think this is an alternate translation........... ναι;
Yes, it should be correct but it's still not accepted. If anything, I believe that specifically is a better translation of ειδικά, and especially may be better translated as ιδιαίτερα.
Sorry, I see "specifically" had not been added to this sentence, although it was used in the other sentences in this skill. I've added it now along with "particularly" which also seems to fit. Many thanks.
"especially when raining" was marked as an incorrect translation, but I'd have thought it was quite legit?
Yes, I've added it and while the meaning is clear we have to consider that "βρέχει" is a verb with a subject so we might be closer to the Greek with: "...it is raining" or "it rains" which we will keep as the first choice so as not to confuse learners.