Breakdown of Σκέφτομαι την καριέρα μου και θέλω να δουλεύω σε κάτι που αγαπάω.
θέλω
to want
και
and
να
to
μου
my
Questions & Answers about Σκέφτομαι την καριέρα μου και θέλω να δουλεύω σε κάτι που αγαπάω.
What is the difference between σκέφτομαι and a hypothetical σκέφτω? Why does the verb appear in this middle/reflexive form?
In modern Greek, the verb σκέφτομαι (I think, I am thinking) is deponent, meaning it only appears in the middle/passive form but has an active meaning.
- There is no active form σκέφτω in modern standard Greek with the meaning I think.
- You always use σκέφτομαι for:
- I think (about something) → Σκέφτομαι κάτι.
- I’m thinking about my career. → Σκέφτομαι την καριέρα μου.
So, even though English uses an active verb (I think), Greek uses this middle form σκέφτομαι with active meaning.
Why is it την καριέρα μου and not something like η καριέρα μου after σκέφτομαι?
After the verb σκέφτομαι, the thing you think about is a direct object, so it must be in the accusative case.
- Nominative (subject): η καριέρα – the career (as subject)
- Accusative (direct object): την καριέρα – the career (as object)
In the sentence:
- Σκέφτομαι την καριέρα μου.
- Σκέφτομαι – I think / I am thinking
- την καριέρα – the career (object, accusative)
- μου – my
So την is required because καριέρα is the object of σκέφτομαι, not the subject of the sentence.
Why is placed the noun () instead of before it like in English ()?