Breakdown of Έχουμε έναν κοινό φίλο που μένει στην ίδια γειτονιά.
Questions & Answers about Έχουμε έναν κοινό φίλο που μένει στην ίδια γειτονιά.
Word‑by‑word:
- Έχουμε = we have
- έναν = a / one (masculine, accusative)
- κοινό = common / mutual (masculine accusative form of κοινός)
- φίλο = friend (masculine, accusative)
- που = who / that (relative pronoun)
- μένει = lives / resides
- στην = in the / at the (contraction of σε
- την)
- ίδια = same (feminine, accusative)
- γειτονιά = neighborhood (feminine noun)
So literally: We-have a common friend who lives in-the same neighborhood.
In Greek, the subject pronoun (εμείς = we) is usually omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
- Έχουμε is 1st person plural: we have.
- You can say Εμείς έχουμε έναν κοινό φίλο…, but Έχουμε έναν κοινό φίλο… is more natural in everyday speech.
So “we” is understood from the form of the verb έχουμε.