Breakdown of Αυτή τη χρονιά θέλω να διαβάζω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα.
θέλω
to want
ελληνικά
in Greek
να
to
κάθε μέρα
every day
Questions & Answers about Αυτή τη χρονιά θέλω να διαβάζω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα.
Why is it Αυτή τη χρονιά and not Αυτή η χρονιά?
In this sentence, Αυτή τη χρονιά is an adverbial phrase of time, meaning “this year” in the sense of during this year / for this year.
- Greek often uses the accusative case for time expressions:
- κάθε μέρα – every day
- όλη τη βδομάδα – all week
- αυτή τη χρονιά – this year
If you say Αυτή η χρονιά, that’s a subject (nominative):
- Αυτή η χρονιά είναι δύσκολη. – This year is difficult.
In your sentence, “this year” is not the subject; it just tells you when you want to read. So it goes in the accusative: αυτή τη χρονιά.
What are the gender and case of χρονιά, and how is it different from χρόνος?
χρονιά is feminine, and here it’s in the accusative singular:
- nominative: η χρονιά
- accusative: τη χρονιά
χρονιά vs χρόνος:
- χρόνος (masculine) is the more neutral word for “time / year” (also the grammatical word for tense).
- χρονιά (feminine) is more colloquial and everyday when you mean “year” in the calendar/life sense:
- Καλή χρονιά! – Happy New Year!
- Πώς πήγε η χρονιά; – How did the year go?
In your sentence Αυτή τη χρονιά θέλω…, χρονιά fits very naturally because we’re talking about this particular year of someone’s life and plans.