Αυτός μου θυμίζει ότι οι σπουδές δεν είναι ο μόνος δρόμος για να κερδίσεις μια καλή ζωή.

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Breakdown of Αυτός μου θυμίζει ότι οι σπουδές δεν είναι ο μόνος δρόμος για να κερδίσεις μια καλή ζωή.

• δεν: not
• αυτός: he
• καλός: good

Questions & Answers about Αυτός μου θυμίζει ότι οι σπουδές δεν είναι ο μόνος δρόμος για να κερδίσεις μια καλή ζωή.

What is the function of Αυτός here, and could it be omitted?

Αυτός means “he / this man / this guy”.

• In Greek, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows the person (e.g. θυμίζει = “he/she/it reminds”).
• Here, Αυτός is used if the speaker wants to:
  
  • Emphasize “he” in contrast to others (e.g. This one, he reminds me…), or
  • Simply make the subject explicit (often in spoken, narrative, or contrastive contexts).

You could also say Μου θυμίζει ότι… and it would still mean “He reminds me that…”, as long as context makes it clear who “he” is.

Why is it μου θυμίζει and not με θυμίζει?

Both μου and με are forms of “me”, but in different cases:

• μου = genitive clitic, typically meaning “to me / of me”
• με = accusative clitic, typically meaning “me” (direct object)

With θυμίζω in this meaning “to remind”, Greek uses a pattern like:

• θυμίζω κάτι σε κάποιον = “I remind something to someone.”

So in Αυτός μου θυμίζει…:

• Αυτός = subject (“he”)
• θυμίζει = “reminds”
• μου = to me (indirect object, hence genitive)

Using με would change the meaning to something closer to “he makes me resemble…” or “he reminds others of me” in some contexts, which is not what we want here.