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Greek has some “weak” pronouns (clitics) that are usually unstressed. When we want to emphasize them, we add an accent.
- μας (without accent) = weak, unstressed: us / to us / our
- μάς (with accent) = stressed, usually for contrast or emphasis: us (as opposed to someone else)
In Η δασκάλα μάς δίνει…, the accent suggests emphasis on μάς:
- Η δασκάλα μάς δίνει… = The teacher gives *us…* (maybe as opposed to another group).
Without a wider context, it could also just be written as μας; in everyday writing many people don’t mark this contrast carefully.
Object pronouns like με, σε, τον, την, το, μας, σας, τους normally go before the verb in standard sentences:
- Η δασκάλα μάς δίνει στόχο. = The teacher gives us a goal.
You only put them after the verb in a few specific cases, mainly:
- with positive imperatives: Δώσε μας τον στόχο. (Give us the goal.)
- sometimes in very informal speech with να / θα etc., but that’s non‑standard: να μας δώσει is standard, να δώσει μας is not.
So in this sentence, μάς δίνει is the normal order.