Έλειψε από τη δουλειά λόγω ασθένειας.

the work

Breakdown of Έλειψε από τη δουλειά λόγω ασθένειας.

• από: from
• λόγω: because of
• λείπω: to miss

Questions & Answers about Έλειψε από τη δουλειά λόγω ασθένειας.

What does Έλειψε mean here exactly?

Here έλειψε comes from the verb λείπω. Depending on context, λείπω can mean things like leave, be missing, or be absent. In the pattern λείπω από + place/activity, it means to be absent from.

So Έλειψε από τη δουλειά means he/she was absent from work or he/she missed work.

Why is there no word for he or she in the sentence?

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already shows the person and number.

έλειψε is 3rd person singular, so it can mean:

• he was absent
• she was absent
• sometimes it was absent, depending on context

English usually needs a subject pronoun, but Greek often does not.

What tense is έλειψε?

έλειψε is the aorist, which is the normal simple past in Greek.

Here it presents the absence as one completed event in the past:

• He/she was absent from work
• He/she missed work

A useful comparison is έλειπε, the imperfect:

• έλειπε από τη δουλειά = he/she was absent from work / used to be absent from work

So έλειψε sounds like a single occasion, while έλειπε can sound more ongoing or repeated.