Word
Σε περιμένω μπροστά σε ένα μαγαζί.
Meaning
I am waiting for you in front of a shop.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Σε περιμένω μπροστά σε ένα μαγαζί.
Why does the sentence start with Σε?
- Σε is the weak object pronoun meaning you (singular, informal) in the accusative.
- In neutral statements and questions, weak object pronouns go before the verb: Σε περιμένω.
- The subject I is not written because the verb ending -ω in περιμένω already shows the subject.
Are the two σε in the sentence the same word?
- No.
- The first Σε is the object pronoun you.
- The second σε (in μπροστά σε) is the preposition at/in/to, part of the fixed phrase μπροστά σε = in front of.
Why isn’t there a preposition like “for” after περιμένω?
- In Greek, περιμένω is transitive: you wait someone/something, not wait for.
- Correct: Σε περιμένω.
- Don’t say: Περιμένω για σένα (that’s unnatural/wrong for this meaning).
Where can the pronoun σε go in the sentence?