Θέλω περισσότερη βοήθεια στο μάθημα.

to want

Breakdown of Θέλω περισσότερη βοήθεια στο μάθημα.

• σε: in
• η βοήθεια: the help
• το μάθημα: the lesson

Questions & Answers about Θέλω περισσότερη βοήθεια στο μάθημα.

What form and tense is Θέλω, and does it include the subject “I”?

Θέλω is the present tense, 1st person singular of the verb θέλω (to want).

Greek usually drops the subject pronoun (like I, you, he), because the verb ending shows who the subject is. So:

• Θέλω = I want
• You could say Εγώ θέλω, but that’s usually only when you want to emphasize I (e.g. “I want more help (not someone else)”).

Why is it περισσότερη and not περισσότερο?

Περισσότερη agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun βοήθεια.

• βοήθεια (help) is feminine, singular, and here it’s in the accusative case (object of the verb “want”).
• The adjective περισσότερος / περισσότερη / περισσότερο changes its form:
  • masculine: περισσότερος
  • feminine: περισσότερη
  • neuter: περισσότερο

Because βοήθεια is feminine, singular, accusative, the correct form is περισσότερη.
If the noun were neuter, you’d see περισσότερο instead.

What does βοήθεια mean exactly? Is it a verb like “help me”?