Breakdown of Μετά το μάθημα πηγαίνω στη βιβλιοθήκη του πανεπιστημίου.
πάω
to go
σε
to
μετά
after
το μάθημα
the class
Questions & Answers about Μετά το μάθημα πηγαίνω στη βιβλιοθήκη του πανεπιστημίου.
Why is there no subject pronoun like εγώ (“I”) in the sentence?
In Greek, subject pronouns (like εγώ = I) are usually omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
- πηγαίνω = I go
- The ending -ω tells us it’s first person singular (I).
- So εγώ πηγαίνω is grammatically correct, but πηγαίνω alone is more natural unless you want to emphasize I (as in “I go, not someone else”).
Why do we say Μετά το μάθημα and not Μετά από το μάθημα? Are both correct?
Both are possible, but there’s a nuance in usage:
- Μετά το μάθημα – very common, natural, especially in speech.
- Μετά από το μάθημα – also correct; sometimes a bit more explicit or careful, and often used when the time gap is emphasized.
In modern Greek, when μετά means after (in time), it normally takes the accusative:
- μετά το μάθημα (after the class)
- μετά τη δουλειά (after work)
Μετά από + accusative is also standard, so here both are acceptable.
Why is το μάθημα in the accusative case after μετά?