Πάντα προσθέτω ελαιόλαδο και λεμόνι στη σαλάτα πριν τη φάμε.

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Breakdown of Πάντα προσθέτω ελαιόλαδο και λεμόνι στη σαλάτα πριν τη φάμε.

• τρώω: to eat
• πριν: before
• σε: to

Questions & Answers about Πάντα προσθέτω ελαιόλαδο και λεμόνι στη σαλάτα πριν τη φάμε.

Why does the sentence start with Πάντα? Could it go somewhere else?

Πάντα means always and it’s an adverb of frequency. In Greek, these adverbs are quite flexible in position.

All of these are possible and natural:

• Πάντα προσθέτω ελαιόλαδο… – I always add…
• Προσθέτω πάντα ελαιόλαδο…
• Προσθέτω ελαιόλαδο πάντα… (less common here, but still possible)

Putting Πάντα at the beginning gives it a bit more emphasis: As for what I always do, I add olive oil and lemon…

So it’s not required to be first; it’s a stylistic choice, not a strict rule.

What exactly is προσθέτω? What tense and person is it?

Προσθέτω is:

• Present tense
• Active voice
• 1st person singular

So it means I add / I am adding.

In Modern Greek, the present tense typically covers:

• Regular or habitual actions: Πάντα προσθέτω… = I always add…
• Actions happening now: Τώρα προσθέτω λάδι. = I’m adding oil now.

The verb’s basic form (dictionary form) is usually given as προσθέτω (present) and the aorist stem is πρόσθεσα (I added).

Why is there no article before ελαιόλαδο and λεμόνι?

In and we’re dealing with , not specific, countable items. In Greek, when you talk about: