Προσκαλώ τη συνάδελφό μου σε μια μικρή γιορτή στο σπίτι.

the home

Breakdown of Προσκαλώ τη συνάδελφό μου σε μια μικρή γιορτή στο σπίτι.

• μου: my
• σε: at
• σε: to

Questions & Answers about Προσκαλώ τη συνάδελφό μου σε μια μικρή γιορτή στο σπίτι.

What tense and person is Προσκαλώ, and what is its basic dictionary form?

Προσκαλώ is:

• Tense/aspect: present (imperfective)
• Mood: indicative
• Person/number: 1st person singular

So it means both “I invite” and “I am inviting” in English. Greek does not distinguish between simple and continuous present in the same way English does.

The basic dictionary form (lemma) is also προσκαλώ (1st person singular present).
The infinitive form doesn’t exist in modern Greek the way it does in English; dictionaries list verbs under the “I [verb]” form (εγώ προσκαλώ).

Why is there no separate word for “I” in the Greek sentence?

Greek usually leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person:

• προσκαλώ = I invite
• προσκαλείς = you invite
• προσκαλεί = he/she/it invites

So εγώ (I) is not needed unless you want to emphasize the subject:

• Εγώ προσκαλώ τη συνάδελφό μου…
  = I am the one who is inviting my colleague… (contrast / emphasis)

What exactly does τη συνάδελφό μου mean grammatically?