Questions & Answers about Βλέπω το κουτί στο τραπέζι.
Why is there no separate word for “I” in the Greek sentence?
In Greek, the personal ending of the verb usually makes a separate subject pronoun unnecessary.
- Βλέπω ends in -ω, which marks 1st person singular (I).
- So Βλέπω by itself already means “I see.”
You can add the pronoun εγώ (“I”) for emphasis:
Εγώ βλέπω το κουτί στο τραπέζι. = I (as opposed to someone else) see the box on the table.
What tense and person is the verb Βλέπω, and what is its basic form?
Βλέπω is:
- Present tense
- Active voice
- 1st person singular (“I see”)
The basic dictionary form is also βλέπω (1st person singular present).
A few other forms:
- βλέπεις – you see (singular)
- βλέπει – he/she/it sees
- βλέπουμε – we see
- βλέπετε – you see (plural/polite)
- βλέπουν(ε) – they see
What does το mean, and why is it used before κουτί and τραπέζι?