Την Κυριακή μένω σχεδόν πάντα στο σπίτι.

On Sunday I almost always stay at home.

Breakdown of Την Κυριακή μένω σχεδόν πάντα στο σπίτι.

• το σπίτι: the home
• σε: at
• μένω: to stay
• πάντα: always

Questions & Answers about Την Κυριακή μένω σχεδόν πάντα στο σπίτι.

Why is it Την Κυριακή and not Η Κυριακή at the beginning of the sentence?

Greek often uses the accusative case (with the article την) for an expression of time that answers “when?”.

• Την Κυριακή = On Sunday (time expression, accusative)
• Η Κυριακή = Sunday (as a subject), e.g. Η Κυριακή είναι μέρα ξεκούρασης. – Sunday is a day of rest.

In the sentence Την Κυριακή μένω σχεδόν πάντα στο σπίτι, Την Κυριακή is not the subject; it’s an adverbial phrase of time (“when do I stay at home?”), so Greek uses the accusative with the definite article την.

Does Την Κυριακή here mean “on Sundays in general” or “this coming Sunday”?

It can mean either, depending on context and intonation, but there is a tendency:

• With present tense and an adverb like σχεδόν πάντα, it usually sounds habitual:
  Την Κυριακή μένω σχεδόν πάντα στο σπίτι.
  → On Sundays I almost always stay at home (as a habit).

• To clearly refer to this coming Sunday, Greek speakers more often use the future:
  Την Κυριακή θα μείνω στο σπίτι.
  → This Sunday I will stay at home.

So in isolation, most learners’ books (and most speakers) will take your sentence as a general habit on Sundays.

Why is the subject “I” not written? Why don’t we say Εγώ μένω σχεδόν πάντα στο σπίτι?