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