Θέλω οι σπουδές μου να έχουν σχέση με την Ελλάδα και τη γλώσσα.

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Breakdown of Θέλω οι σπουδές μου να έχουν σχέση με την Ελλάδα και τη γλώσσα.

• και: and
• να: to
• μου: my

Questions & Answers about Θέλω οι σπουδές μου να έχουν σχέση με την Ελλάδα και τη γλώσσα.

Why is it οι σπουδές μου and not τις σπουδές μου?

Οι σπουδές μου is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the verb έχουν in the clause:

• οι σπουδές μου (my studies) → subject
• έχουν σχέση (have a connection) → verb phrase

In Greek:

• Nominative = subject (οι σπουδές, the studies)
• Accusative = direct object (τις σπουδές, the studies as object)

So we use οι (nominative plural feminine) rather than τις (accusative plural feminine), because my studies are doing the action (they have a connection).

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What does να do in θέλω … να έχουν σχέση? Is it like “to” in English?

Να is a particle that introduces a subjunctive clause. The structure here is:

• Θέλω (I want)
• [να έχουν σχέση με …] (that they have a connection with …)

So να does something between English “to” and “that”:

• θέλω να διαβάσω → I want to read
• θέλω οι σπουδές μου να έχουν σχέση… → I want my studies to be related…

In form, έχουν looks like present indicative, but after να it is functioning as present subjunctive.

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