Όταν τραγουδάμε μαζί, συχνά γελάμε και τραγουδάμε γελώντας.

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Breakdown of Όταν τραγουδάμε μαζί, συχνά γελάμε και τραγουδάμε γελώντας.

• μαζί: together
• όταν: when
• συχνά: often

Questions & Answers about Όταν τραγουδάμε μαζί, συχνά γελάμε και τραγουδάμε γελώντας.

Why does the sentence use Όταν at the beginning, and what does it imply?

Όταν means when in the sense of whenever / every time that.

In this sentence:

• Όταν τραγουδάμε μαζί, … = When(ever) we sing together, …

It introduces a time clause describing a repeated or general situation.
It does not mean if (which would usually be αν) and it does not refer to one single event, but to a typical situation that happens again and again.

Why are the verbs τραγουδάμε and γελάμε in the present tense?

In Greek, the present tense is used both for:

• actions happening right now, and
• habitual / repeated actions (things that happen regularly).

Here it expresses a habitual situation:

• Όταν τραγουδάμε μαζί… = Whenever we sing together…
• συχνά γελάμε και τραγουδάμε γελώντας. = we often laugh and sing while laughing.

So the present here corresponds to English present simple (“we sing”, “we laugh”) used for habits and regular behavior.

Why is there no word for we (like εμείς) in the sentence?