Μερικές φορές θυμώνω με τον εαυτό μου όταν ξεχνάω τη δουλειά μου.

Sometimes I get angry with myself when I forget my work.

Breakdown of Μερικές φορές θυμώνω με τον εαυτό μου όταν ξεχνάω τη δουλειά μου.

• η δουλειά: the work
• μου: my
• με: with
• όταν: when

Questions & Answers about Μερικές φορές θυμώνω με τον εαυτό μου όταν ξεχνάω τη δουλειά μου.

What does «Μερικές φορές» literally mean, and how is it used?

Literally, «μερικές φορές» means “several times” or “a few times”, but idiomatically it is used like English “sometimes”.

You can place it:

• At the beginning: Μερικές φορές θυμώνω…
• Or later: Θυμώνω μερικές φορές με τον εαυτό μου…

Both are correct; putting it at the beginning sounds very natural and a bit more neutral/emphatic, like English “Sometimes, I get angry…”.

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Why is it «θυμώνω με τον εαυτό μου» and not something like «θυμώνω τον εαυτό μου»?

In Greek, the verb θυμώνω (to get angry) normally takes the preposition με when you say who you are angry with:

• θυμώνω με κάποιον = I am angry with someone
• θυμώνω με τον εαυτό μου = I am angry with myself

Without με, θυμώνω usually means “I make someone angry” (transitive use), but that’s much less common in everyday speech and sounds different:

• Τον θυμώνω = I make him angry / I irritate him

So for “I get angry with myself,” you must say θυμώνω με τον εαυτό μου, with με.

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What exactly does «τον εαυτό μου» mean, and how is it formed?