Ελέγχουμε κατά πόσο η κύρια κατοικία είναι επιλέξιμη κατοικία.

to be

Breakdown of Ελέγχουμε κατά πόσο η κύρια κατοικία είναι επιλέξιμη κατοικία.

• ελέγχω: to check
• η κύρια κατοικία: the main residence
• η επιλέξιμη κατοικία: the eligible residence

Questions & Answers about Ελέγχουμε κατά πόσο η κύρια κατοικία είναι επιλέξιμη κατοικία.

What does Ελέγχουμε mean, and why does it end in -ουμε?

Ελέγχουμε is the verb we check / we verify / we examine.

It comes from the verb ελέγχω = to check / to verify / to audit.

The ending -ουμε shows:

• present tense
• 1st person plural
• so the subject is we

So Ελέγχουμε literally means we are checking or we check.

Greek often does not need a separate word for we, because the verb ending already tells you who the subject is.

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Why isn’t the word for we written explicitly?

Because Greek is a pro-drop language, which means subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

So:

• Ελέγχουμε = we check
• Εμείς ελέγχουμε = we check, but with extra emphasis on we

In a neutral sentence, Greek usually leaves out εμείς.

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