Questions & Answers about Θέλω να δω τη συνέχεια της σειράς τώρα.
What is the role of να in Θέλω να δω? Why is it necessary?
In Modern Greek, να introduces a subordinate verb in the subjunctive mood.
- Θέλω = I want
- να δω = to see / to watch (literally that I see, in the subjunctive)
Greek no longer has a productive infinitive like English to see. Instead, verbs that depend on another verb (like want to do, try to do, begin to do) are usually formed with:
[main verb] + να + [subjunctive]
So Θέλω να δω is the natural Greek equivalent of I want to see/watch.
Leaving out να (Θέλω δω τη συνέχεια…) is ungrammatical in Modern Greek.
Why is it δω and not βλέπω? What form is δω?
Δω is the aorist subjunctive form of the verb βλέπω (to see, to watch).
- Present indicative: βλέπω = I see / I watch
- Aorist subjunctive: να δω = (for me) to see / watch (once)
The verb βλέπω has a suppletive aorist (it uses a completely different stem, like go → went in English):
- θα δω = I will see
- να δω = (for me) to see (in subjunctive)
You would not write να δώ with an accent on ω; the correct form is να δω, accent on να.
What is the difference between να δω and να βλέπω?