Questions & Answers about Στη βόλτα μας κοιτάμε το φεγγάρι και μερικά αστέρια.
Στη is the contraction of σε + τη(ν).
- σε = in / at / on (a very common preposition)
- τη(ν) = the (feminine singular accusative or accusative-like form used after many prepositions)
So σε τη βόλτα → στη βόλτα.
In modern Greek, σε + τη(ν) usually contracts to στη, unless a clear ν sound is needed before certain consonants (κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ).
So you more often see στη βόλτα than στην βόλτα in writing, and they sound almost the same in speech.
Στη βόλτα μας literally means in/at/on our walk.
Greek uses σε very broadly:
- for place: σε σπίτι = at home
- for time/occasion/context: στη δουλειά = at work, στη βόλτα = on (during) the walk
So here σε is not physical location inside the walk, but the occasion:
Στη βόλτα μας κοιτάμε… ≈ During our walk we look…