Breakdown of Ρωτάω συχνά τη γιαγιά μου για την ηλικία της και για την παιδική της ζωή.
Questions & Answers about Ρωτάω συχνά τη γιαγιά μου για την ηλικία της και για την παιδική της ζωή.
ρωτάω means I ask (a question).
ρωτώ is essentially the same verb; it is a slightly more formal or slightly older-sounding variant. In everyday speech, ρωτάω is more common.
Do not confuse ρωτάω (ask a question) with ζητάω (ask for / request).
- Ρωτάω τη γιαγιά μου = I ask my grandmother (questions).
- Ζητάω από τη γιαγιά μου χρήματα = I ask my grandmother for money.
Greek usually drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the subject.
Ρωτάω is first person singular, so it already means I ask.
You use εγώ mainly for emphasis or contrast:
- Εγώ ρωτάω συχνά τη γιαγιά μου… = I (as opposed to someone else) often ask my grandmother…
The verb ρωτάω takes a direct object in the accusative case, without a preposition:
- ρωτάω κάποιον κάτι = I ask someone something.
So τη γιαγιά μου is accusative: (εγώ) ρωτάω τη γιαγιά μου.
Using στη γιαγιά μου would mean to my grandmother and would be wrong with ρωτάω in standard Greek.