Αυτό το πρόβλημα με απασχολεί.

This problem concerns me.

Breakdown of Αυτό το πρόβλημα με απασχολεί.

• αυτός: this
• με: me
• το πρόβλημα: the problem
• απασχολώ: to concern; occupy

Questions & Answers about Αυτό το πρόβλημα με απασχολεί.

Why does Greek say αυτό το πρόβλημα with both αυτό and το? Why not just αυτό πρόβλημα?

In Greek, a demonstrative like αυτός, αυτή, αυτό normally goes together with the definite article when it means this or that before a noun.

So Greek says:

• αυτό το πρόβλημα = this problem
• literally, something like this the problem

You normally would not say αυτό πρόβλημα.

A few useful patterns:

• αυτό το πρόβλημα = the most common neutral way to say this problem
• το πρόβλημα αυτό = also possible, often a bit more formal or emphatic

So the article το is not extra by mistake; it is the normal Greek structure.

What is με doing in this sentence?

με means me.

It is the weak object pronoun, and it comes before the verb in normal statements:

• με απασχολεί = concerns me / occupies me / is on my mind

English puts me after the verb, but Greek usually puts this short pronoun before it.

Compare:

• Το ξέρω. = I know it.
• Με βλέπει. = He/She sees me.
• Αυτό το πρόβλημα με απασχολεί. = This problem concerns me.

So με is the person affected by the problem.