Τους βλέπω τώρα.

I see them now.

Breakdown of Τους βλέπω τώρα.

• τώρα: now
• βλέπω: to see
• τους: them

Questions & Answers about Τους βλέπω τώρα.

What exactly does τους mean here, and who can it refer to?

In Τους βλέπω τώρα, τους is an unstressed object pronoun meaning “them”.

• It is 3rd person plural, accusative case (direct object).
• It is used mainly for masculine or mixed-gender groups of people.
• In context, it could be:
  • a group of men: “I see them (the men) now.”
  • a mixed group: “I see them now.”

For only women, the corresponding clitic pronoun is τις (feminine plural). For things (neuter plural), it is τα.

So τους here is “them” as the direct object of βλέπω (“I see”).

How do we know that the subject is “I” if there is no εγώ (“I”) in the sentence?

Greek usually drops the subject pronoun because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

The verb βλέπω is the 1st person singular form of “to see” in the present tense:

• εγώ βλέπω = I see

Since βλέπω clearly marks “I”, it’s normal and more natural to just say:

• Τους βλέπω τώρα. = “I see them now.”

You would only add εγώ for emphasis or contrast, e.g.:

• Εγώ τους βλέπω τώρα. = I see them now (implying maybe others don’t).