- *hotan*
- conjunction - when/whenever
- *sparē*
- aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular - it might be sown
- *anabainei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it grows up
- *ginetai*
- present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it becomes
- *pantōn*
- genitive, neuter, plural - all
- *lachanōn*
- genitive, neuter, plural - garden herbs
- *meizōn*
- nominative, neuter, singular, comparative - greater
- *poiei*
- present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it makes
- *kladous*
- accusative, masculine, plural - branches
- *megalous*
- accusative, masculine, plural - large
- *hōste*
- conjunction - so that
- *dynasthai*
- present middle infinitive - to be able
- *hypo*
- preposition + accusative - under
- *skian*
- accusative, feminine, singular - shadow
- *peteina*
- accusative, neuter, plural - birds
- *ouranou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - heaven/sky
- *kataskēnoun*
- present active infinitive - to nest