Αποφεύγω αυτή την απάτη.

Αποφεύγω is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb αποφεύγω, meaning I avoid.

So in this sentence, the subject is understood from the verb ending:

• Αποφεύγω = I avoid

Greek often leaves out the subject pronoun εγώ (I) unless it needs emphasis.

Because Greek is a pro-drop language, which means the subject pronoun is often omitted when the verb already shows who the subject is.

Here:

• -ω at the end of αποφεύγω tells you the subject is I

So:

• Αποφεύγω αυτή την απάτη. = I avoid this scam/deception.
• Εγώ αποφεύγω αυτή την απάτη. would mean something more like I avoid this scam with extra emphasis on I.

Because Greek commonly uses both the demonstrative and the definite article together.

So:

• αυτή = this
• την = the (feminine accusative singular)
• απάτη = scam / fraud / deception

Together:

• αυτή την απάτη = this scam

This is normal Greek structure. English says this scam, but Greek usually says literally this the scam.

Because απάτη is the direct object of the verb αποφεύγω, so it appears in the accusative case.

The noun απάτη is feminine singular:

• η απάτη = nominative, used for the subject
• την απάτη = accusative, used for the object

Since the sentence means I avoid this scam, the scam is what is being avoided, so Greek uses the accusative:

• αυτή την απάτη

In modern Greek, the feminine accusative singular form of this is commonly αυτή in standard usage before a noun:

• αυτή την απάτη

You may also encounter αυτήν in some contexts, especially when the word stands alone or in more careful writing, but before a noun, αυτή is very common and natural.

So:

• αυτή την απάτη = normal and standard

Because την is simply the correct feminine accusative singular article, regardless of whether the next word begins with a consonant or a vowel.

Here:

• την απάτη

In pronunciation, the final -ν of articles like την may be especially clearly preserved before vowels, so this combination sounds very natural.

The accent mark shows which syllable is stressed.

Αποφεύγω is pronounced approximately:

• a-po-FEV-go

The stress falls on φεύ.

Greek accent marks are important because they show stress placement:

• Αποφεύγω

Without learning the stress, your pronunciation may sound unnatural.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

Αποφεύγω αυτή την απάτη.
a-po-FEV-go af-TI tin a-PA-ti

Notes:

• γ in αποφεύγω here sounds like a soft g sound
• αυτή is pronounced af-TI here, because αυ is pronounced af before certain voiceless sounds, including τ
• την is pronounced tin
• απάτη is stressed on πά: a-PA-ti

Because the letter combination αυ changes pronunciation depending on the sound that follows.

• Before voiced sounds, it is usually pronounced av
• Before voiceless sounds, it is usually pronounced af

In αυτή, the next consonant is τ, which is voiceless, so:

• αυτή → aftí

This is a very common pronunciation rule in Greek.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English, though not completely free.

The neutral order here is:

• Αποφεύγω αυτή την απάτη.

But other orders can appear for emphasis, such as:

• Αυτή την απάτη αποφεύγω. = It is this scam that I avoid / This scam is what I avoid.

So the original sentence is the most straightforward, neutral version.

Not always. Απάτη can mean:

• fraud
• deception
• scam
• cheating, depending on context

So the exact English translation depends on the situation. If the meaning has already been provided to the learner, then that meaning is the one to follow in context. But it is useful to know that the Greek word has a broader range than just one English equivalent.

Very often, yes. This is a common Greek pattern.

Examples:

• αυτό το βιβλίο = this book
• αυτή η γυναίκα = this woman
• αυτό το παιδί = this child
• αυτή την απάτη = this scam

So when learners see this + the + noun in Greek, they should not think it is strange. It is simply normal Greek grammar.

The dictionary form is the nominative singular:

• η απάτη

Greek nouns are usually listed with their article, because the article helps show the noun’s gender:

• η απάτη = feminine noun

In the sentence, it changes to:

• την απάτη because it is the object.

If you wanted to say I avoid these scams, you would use the plural:

• Αποφεύγω αυτές τις απάτες.

Breakdown:

• αυτές = these
• τις = the (feminine accusative plural)
• απάτες = scams / frauds

So the pattern stays similar, but the words agree in number.

The Greek present tense can express both:

• what is happening now
• what someone does habitually or generally

So Αποφεύγω αυτή την απάτη could mean:

• I am avoiding this scam or
• I avoid this scam

In many cases, context decides which English translation sounds best.