Breakdown of Προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι το άγχος μου κάθε μέρα.
να
to
μου
my
κάθε μέρα
every day
προσπαθώ
to try
Questions & Answers about Προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι το άγχος μου κάθε μέρα.
Is Προσπαθώ “I try” or “I’m trying”?
Προσπαθώ is present tense, 1st person singular: literally “I try.”
In Greek, the present tense usually covers both English “I try” and “I’m trying.”
Here, because of κάθε μέρα (every day), both translations are fine:
- “I try to manage my stress every day.”
- “I’m trying to manage my stress every day.”
What does να do in να διαχειρίζομαι?
Να is a particle that introduces the subjunctive in Modern Greek.
Greek no longer has an infinitive (“to manage”), so it uses να + verb instead.
After verbs of desire, effort, intention, etc. (like προσπαθώ), you normally get να + subjunctive:
- Προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι… = “I try to manage …”
Is διαχειρίζομαι here subjunctive or indicative? It looks the same.
Formally, with να it is present subjunctive, 1st person singular.
For many -ομαι verbs, the present indicative and present subjunctive look identical; you know it’s subjunctive because it’s introduced by να.
So:
- Διαχειρίζομαι το άγχος μου. = Indicative: “I manage my stress.”
- Να διαχειρίζομαι το άγχος μου. = Subjunctive: “(for me) to manage my stress.”
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