Όπως κι αν φτάσουμε, περιμένουμε στην προβλήτα.

Here Όπως κι αν is a fixed pattern meaning however or no matter how.

It introduces a clause where the exact way something happens is left open. So the idea is not simple as or like; it is more like:

• however we arrive
• no matter how we get there

As a chunk, it is best learned together.

κι is a shorter, unstressed form of και.

In many contexts, Greek can use either one, but κι is especially common in fixed combinations like κι αν. It sounds natural and smooth in speech.

So:

• κι αν
• και αν

both exist, but κι αν is very common and idiomatic.

φτάσουμε is the 1st person plural aorist subjunctive form of φτάνω (to arrive / reach).

So it corresponds to we arrive in a clause like this, but grammatically it is not a normal present indicative form.

Breakdown:

• φτάνω = I arrive
• φτάσουμε = we arrive / for us to arrive, in a subjunctive-type environment

After expressions like Όπως κι αν, Greek uses this kind of verb form.

No. In Greek, aorist does not automatically mean past.

Here it is aorist subjunctive, and that is mainly about aspect, not past time. It presents the action as a single complete event: the act of arriving.

So φτάσουμε here means something like arrive, not arrived.

This is a very important Greek point:

• aorist indicative often refers to past time
• aorist subjunctive does not have to refer to the past

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the subject.

Both verbs here clearly mean we:

• φτάσουμε = we arrive
• περιμένουμε = we wait / we are waiting

So Greek does not need εμείς unless the speaker wants emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Εμείς περιμένουμε... = We are waiting...
  This sounds more emphatic, like contrasting we with someone else.

περιμένουμε is the 1st person plural present indicative of περιμένω (to wait).

Greek often uses the present tense in ways that English might translate as:

• we wait
• we are waiting
• sometimes even a planned/future-like we’ll wait, depending on context

If the speaker wanted to make the future more explicit, they could say:

• θα περιμένουμε

But without θα, the form itself is still simply present indicative.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Modern Greek usually uses the simple present form for both ideas:

• we wait
• we are waiting

So περιμένουμε can cover both the simple and the progressive meaning that English separates.

Context tells you which English translation sounds best.

στην is the contraction of:

• σε
  • την = στην

So:

• σε = at / in / on / to
• την προβλήτα = the pier / the dock / the quay

Also, after σε, Greek normally uses the accusative case.

With this noun:

• nominative: η προβλήτα
• accusative: την προβλήτα

The noun προβλήτα itself looks the same in nominative and accusative singular; the article shows the case.

Because Greek σε covers a wider range than any single English preposition.

Depending on context, σε can correspond to:

• in
• at
• on
• to

So στην προβλήτα might be translated into natural English as either:

• at the pier
• on the pier

Greek uses one preposition here, and English chooses whichever sounds most natural.

The comma separates the introductory subordinate clause from the main clause.

Structure:

• Όπως κι αν φτάσουμε = subordinate clause
• περιμένουμε στην προβλήτα = main clause

This is normal punctuation in Greek, just as it is often normal in English when a dependent clause comes first.

Yes, Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

This sentence uses a very natural order:

• first the however/no matter how clause
• then the main statement

But Greek can move things around for emphasis. For example, putting στην προβλήτα earlier could emphasize the location.

Still, the original order is clear and natural, especially because the sentence begins with the condition/open circumstance and then gives the main action.

Yes. φτάνω and φθάνω are variants of the same verb.

In everyday Modern Greek, φτάνω is the more common spelling and form.
φθάνω is more formal or older-looking.

So you may see both:

• φτάνω / φτάσουμε
• φθάνω / φθάσουμε

They mean the same thing.