Σου προτείνω να αναπνέεις βαθιά πριν από τη συνάντηση.

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Breakdown of Σου προτείνω να αναπνέεις βαθιά πριν από τη συνάντηση.

• σου: to you (informal singular)
• η συνάντηση: the meeting
• προτείνω: to suggest

Questions & Answers about Σου προτείνω να αναπνέεις βαθιά πριν από τη συνάντηση.

What is the more literal meaning of «Σου προτείνω να αναπνέεις βαθιά πριν από τη συνάντηση.» compared to the natural English version?

Very literally, it is:

• Σου προτείνω = To you I suggest / I propose to you
• να αναπνέεις βαθιά = that you breathe deeply
• πριν από τη συνάντηση = before the meeting

So a close literal version would be:
“To you I suggest that you breathe deeply before the meeting.”

Natural English would be:
“I suggest (that) you breathe deeply before the meeting.”

Greek explicitly marks “to you” with σου, and uses να + verb where English uses that + clause or just a bare verb (I suggest you breathe…).

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What does «σου» mean here, and why does it come before the verb «προτείνω»?

σου is the weak (clitic) pronoun meaning “to you / for you” (2nd person singular). Historically it is a genitive form, but in Modern Greek it often plays the role of an indirect object, similar to an old dative:

• Σου προτείνω… = I suggest to you …

Clitic pronouns like μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους usually go right before the main verb in a simple positive sentence:

• Σου προτείνω… – I suggest to you…
• Μου γράφεις; – Are you writing to me?

So its position before the verb is the normal, unmarked order in Modern Greek.

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Could I say «Σε προτείνω» instead of «Σου προτείνω»?