Questions & Answers about Τρώω ψωμί τώρα και πίνω καφέ.
Does the present tense here mean I eat or I am eating?
In Greek, the present tense covers both meanings. Τρώω and πίνω can mean I eat/I drink (habitual) or I am eating/I am drinking (right now). The adverb τώρα narrows it to the progressive reading: here it clearly means I am eating bread now and I am drinking coffee.
Why is there no article before ψωμί and καφέ?
Greek often omits the article with mass or uncountable nouns when the amount is indefinite. Τρώω ψωμί and πίνω καφέ mean I’m eating (some) bread and I’m drinking (some) coffee. You use the definite article when you mean specific, known items (e.g., Τρώω το ψωμί, Πίνω τον καφέ) or an indefinite article when you count items (e.g., Πίνω έναν καφέ = a coffee).
What case are ψωμί and καφέ, and why does καφέ lack the final -ς?
They’re in the accusative case as direct objects. Ψωμί is neuter; its nominative and accusative singular are the same (το ψωμί). Καφές is masculine; the nominative is ο καφές, but the accusative is τον καφέ (no final -ς), which is the form you see without the article: πίνω καφέ.
Why does Τρώω have two ω (ωω)? How is it pronounced?