Δεν παραδίδομαι, συνεχίζω να προσπαθώ κάθε μέρα.

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Breakdown of Δεν παραδίδομαι, συνεχίζω να προσπαθώ κάθε μέρα.

• να: to
• κάθε μέρα: every day
• προσπαθώ: to try

Questions & Answers about Δεν παραδίδομαι, συνεχίζω να προσπαθώ κάθε μέρα.

What does Δεν παραδίδομαι literally mean, and how does it compare to English "I don't give up"?

Literally, Δεν παραδίδομαι means "I do not surrender" or "I am not surrendering".

• παραδίδομαι is the middle/passive form of παραδίδω = to deliver, to hand over, to surrender.
• In context, it is normally understood as I surrender (myself) → “I give up”.

In natural English, Δεν παραδίδομαι is usually translated as "I don't give up" or "I won't give up", depending on context.
The nuance is slightly stronger and more dramatic than just “I give up”: it has a feeling of I refuse to surrender.

Why is παραδίδομαι in the middle/passive form and not in an active form?

Modern Greek uses many verbs in the middle/passive form to express meanings that, in English, look active or reflexive.

• Active: παραδίδω – I deliver / I hand over / I surrender (something or someone)
• Middle/passive: παραδίδομαι – I surrender (myself)

The idea is: I hand myself over → I surrender.
So παραδίδομαι is the normal, idiomatic way to say I surrender in Greek; an active form here would sound ungrammatical or change the meaning.

Why is there no subject pronoun εγώ? Could you say Εγώ δεν παραδίδομαι?