Προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι τον χρόνο μου καλύτερα στη δουλειά.

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Breakdown of Προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι τον χρόνο μου καλύτερα στη δουλειά.

• να: to
• μου: my
• σε: at

Questions & Answers about Προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι τον χρόνο μου καλύτερα στη δουλειά.

What is the function of να in προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι?

Να is a particle that introduces a subordinate verb in the subjunctive mood.

In this sentence:

• Προσπαθώ = I try / I am trying
• να διαχειρίζομαι = to manage (subjunctive, “that I manage”)

So προσπαθώ να διαχειρίζομαι literally feels like:
“I try that I manage…”, which in English is just “I try to manage…”.

Many verbs in Greek (προσπαθώ, θέλω, μπορώ, πρέπει, etc.) are often followed by να + verb instead of a bare infinitive, because modern Greek doesn’t really use an infinitive the way English does. The να construction is how Greek expresses “to do something” after another verb.

Why is it διαχειρίζομαι and not some form like διαχειρίζω?

Διαχειρίζομαι is one of those Greek verbs that:

• Use middle/passive endings (ending in -ομαι),
• But have an active meaning (“I manage / I handle”).

There is no commonly used active form *διαχειρίζω in modern Greek; you always use διαχειρίζομαι for “I manage / I handle” something.

Grammatically:

• Present, 1st person singular: διαχειρίζομαι = I manage
• Past (imperfect): διαχειριζόμουν = I was managing
• Aorist subjunctive: διαχειριστώ = (that) I manage (once / as a whole action)

So in this sentence, διαχειρίζομαι is the normal, correct form.