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Breakdown of Είμαι κουρασμένος, αλλά δουλεύω ακόμα.
είμαι
to be
αλλά
but
δουλεύω
to work
κουρασμένος
tired
ακόμα
still
Questions & Answers about Είμαι κουρασμένος, αλλά δουλεύω ακόμα.
Why is it κουρασμένος and not κουρασμένη in this sentence?
Adjectives agree with the speaker’s gender and number.
- Male speaker: Είμαι κουρασμένος
- Female speaker: Είμαι κουρασμένη
- Plurals: Είμαστε κουρασμένοι (men/mixed), Είμαστε κουρασμένες (women)
- Neuter (things/abstract): κουρασμένο/κουρασμένα
What exactly does ακόμα mean here, and is ακόμη different?
ακόμα means still (and in negatives it can mean yet). ακόμη is the same word; it’s a bit more formal in tone. In everyday speech they’re interchangeable.
Where should I place ακόμα in the sentence?
Put ακόμα next to what it modifies:
- Still working: Δουλεύω ακόμα or Ακόμα δουλεύω (the second emphasizes “still” a bit more).
- Still tired: Είμαι ακόμα κουρασμένος/η.
Is the comma before αλλά required?
Yes. Standard Greek uses a comma before αλλά when it links two independent clauses: Είμαι κουρασμένος, αλλά δουλεύω ακόμα.
Does Greek distinguish “I work” from “I’m working”?
No. The present δουλεύω covers both. Add context if needed:
- Τώρα δουλεύω. (I’m working now.)
- Συνεχίζω να δουλεύω. / Εξακολουθώ να δουλεύω. (I continue to work.)
Could I use όμως or μα instead of αλλά?
Yes, with slight nuance:
- όμως ≈ however/nevertheless: Είμαι κουρασμένος, όμως δουλεύω ακόμα.
- μα = but (colloquial/emphatic): Είμαι κουρασμένος, μα δουλεύω ακόμα.
- αλλά is the neutral default.
What’s the difference between δουλεύω and εργάζομαι?
- Δουλεύω: the everyday verb for “work”; also “a machine works.” Colloquial extra meaning: “to kid” someone (Με δουλεύεις;).
- Εργάζομαι: more formal/bureaucratic, “to be employed/work.” You can say … αλλά εργάζομαι ακόμη, but it sounds formal.
How do I say “no longer” vs “not yet” in Greek?
- No longer/anymore: Δεν δουλεύω πια/πλέον/άλλο.
- Not yet: Ακόμα δεν δουλεύω. (I haven’t started working yet.) or Δεν έχω τελειώσει ακόμα. (I haven’t finished yet.)
Can I move ακόμα earlier for emphasis?
Yes. Ακόμα δουλεύω places emphasis on “still.” Similarly, to stress the ongoing state: Ακόμα είμαι κουρασμένος/η.
What’s the morphology of κουρασμένος?
It’s an adjective from the participial form (-μένος) of κουράζω/κουράζομαι (to tire/get tired). Forms:
- Masculine: κουρασμένος (pl. κουρασμένοι)
- Feminine: κουρασμένη (pl. κουρασμένες)
- Neuter: κουρασμένο (pl. κουρασμένα)
How do I pronounce the sentence?
- Είμαι: EE-meh [ˈime] (ει = “ee”)
- κουρασμένος: koo-ras-ME-nos [kurasˈmenos] (ου = “oo”; stress on -με-)
- αλλά: a-LA [aˈla]
- δουλεύω: thoo-LE-vo [ðuˈlevo] (δ = “th” in “this”; ευ before a vowel ≈ “ev”)
- ακόμα: a-KO-ma [aˈkoma] The accent mark shows the stressed syllable.
Is there a difference between είμαι κουρασμένος, νιώθω κουρασμένος, and έχω κουραστεί?
- Είμαι κουρασμένος/η: I am tired (state).
- Νιώθω κουρασμένος/η: I feel tired (subjective feeling).
- Έχω κουραστεί: I’ve become tired / I’m tired now (focus on the result of tiring).
Can I also say “I’m still tired, but I’m working”?
Yes: Είμαι ακόμα κουρασμένος/η, αλλά δουλεύω. Here ακόμα modifies the adjective rather than the verb.
How would I ask “Are you still working?” in Greek?
- Informal singular: Ακόμα δουλεύεις; or Δουλεύεις ακόμα;
- Formal/plural: Ακόμα δουλεύετε; or Δουλεύετε ακόμα;
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