Αν χάσω την προθεσμία, η κατάσταση στη δουλειά θα γίνει δύσκολη.

If I miss the deadline, the situation at work will become difficult.

Breakdown of Αν χάσω την προθεσμία, η κατάσταση στη δουλειά θα γίνει δύσκολη.

• η δουλειά: the work
• σε: at
• θα: will
• αν: if

Questions & Answers about Αν χάσω την προθεσμία, η κατάσταση στη δουλειά θα γίνει δύσκολη.

What kind of sentence is this in Greek? Is it the same type of conditional as in English “If I miss the deadline, …”?

This is a conditional sentence in Greek, just like in English.

Structure here:

• Αν χάσω την προθεσμία = If I miss the deadline (condition)
• η κατάσταση στη δουλειά θα γίνει δύσκολη = the situation at work will become difficult (result)

Typical Greek pattern for a real future condition:

• Αν
  • subjunctive (here: χάσω)
• θα
  • verb (here: θα γίνει)

So grammatically it corresponds very closely to English “If + present, will + verb,” even though the Greek uses the subjunctive where English uses the simple present.

Why is it αν χάσω and not αν θα χάσω?

After αν (“if”), Greek does not use θα.

Correct pattern:

• Αν
  • subjunctive: Αν χάσω (if I lose/miss)

Wrong pattern:

• Αν θα χάσω – this sounds ungrammatical in standard modern Greek.

So:

• Αν χάσω την προθεσμία
  literally: If I (should) miss the deadline
• The future meaning is already implied by the whole construction (αν
  • subjunctive + θα in the result clause), so you do not put θα in the αν–clause.

Why is the verb χάσω and not χάνω here?