Κρατάω τον σκύλο στην αγκαλιά μου στο σαλόνι.

I am holding the dog in my arms in the living room.

Breakdown of Κρατάω τον σκύλο στην αγκαλιά μου στο σαλόνι.

• μου: my
• ο σκύλος: the dog
• σε: in
• το σαλόνι: the living room

Questions & Answers about Κρατάω τον σκύλο στην αγκαλιά μου στο σαλόνι.

Where is I in this sentence? Why is there no subject pronoun like εγώ?

Greek usually leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• κρατάω ends in -ω, which marks 1st person singular → I.
• So Κρατάω τον σκύλο… already means I hold the dog…
• You add εγώ only for emphasis or contrast, for example:
  • Εγώ κρατάω τον σκύλο, όχι εσύ.
    I am holding the dog, not you.

So the pronoun is not missing; it is just understood from the verb form.

What is the difference between κρατάω and κρατώ?

They are two forms of the same verb κρατάω / κρατώ = to hold, to keep.

• κρατάω is the common everyday spoken form.
• κρατώ sounds more formal or bookish, and it is also heard in some dialects or in set expressions.

Both are grammatically correct in the present tense. In normal conversation, say:

• Κρατάω τον σκύλο στην αγκαλιά μου.

How do I say I am holding vs I hold in Greek? Is κρατάω continuous or simple?