Σταματάω να δουλεύω στις έξι και μετά τρώω με τη γιαγιά μου.

I stop working at six and then I eat with my grandmother.

Breakdown of Σταματάω να δουλεύω στις έξι και μετά τρώω με τη γιαγιά μου.

• και: and
• τρώω: to eat
• να: to
• μου: my

Questions & Answers about Σταματάω να δουλεύω στις έξι και μετά τρώω με τη γιαγιά μου.

Why is there no separate word for I in the Greek sentence?

Greek usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.

• Σταματάω already shows 1st person singular from its ending -άω.
• So Σταματάω by itself means I stop / I am stopping.
• Adding εγώ (I) is only needed for emphasis or contrast:
  
  • Εγώ σταματάω, αλλά εσύ συνεχίζεις.
    (I stop, but you continue.)

So the sentence does not need a separate word for I; it is built into the verb form.

What is the function of να in σταματάω να δουλεύω?

Να introduces a verb in the subjunctive and is often the way Greek expresses an infinitive‑like idea.

• English uses a bare infinitive here: I stop working.
• Greek uses: σταματάω να δουλεύω (literally: I stop that I work / I stop to be working).

So:

• σταματάω = I stop
• να δουλεύω = to be working

Together: I stop working. You normally must have να before the second verb in this structure; σταματάω δουλεύω is wrong.

Why is it να δουλεύω and not να δουλέψω?