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Questions & Answers about Τη βλέπω τώρα.
What does each word do grammatically?
- Τη: weak (clitic) object pronoun, feminine accusative singular = her/it (when it replaces a feminine noun).
- βλέπω: present tense, 1st person singular of “to see.”
- τώρα: adverb meaning now.
Why is it Τη and not Την here?
Modern Greek often drops the final -ν of την/τον before most consonants. You keep the -ν:
- before a vowel: την αγαπώ
- and before these consonants/clusters: κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ (e.g., την παίρνω, την τρώω)
Before other consonants (like β in βλέπω), the -ν is usually dropped: Τη βλέπω τώρα.
Note: Many speakers also keep -ν everywhere; Την βλέπω τώρα is common and acceptable in informal writing, but the above rule is the textbook standard.
Is τη here the article or a pronoun? How can I tell?
Here it’s a pronoun (it stands alone and replaces a noun).
- Article: comes right before a noun: Βλέπω τη Μαρία.
- Pronoun: stands without a noun: Τη βλέπω. (= I see her/it)
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