Προλαβαίνεις να μου στείλεις μήνυμα πριν τη συνάντηση;

Can you manage to send me a message before the meeting?

Breakdown of Προλαβαίνεις να μου στείλεις μήνυμα πριν τη συνάντηση;

• να: to
• πριν: before
• μου: me
• στέλνω: to send

Questions & Answers about Προλαβαίνεις να μου στείλεις μήνυμα πριν τη συνάντηση;

What does προλαβαίνεις literally mean, and why is it used here?

Προλαβαίνω literally comes from the idea of “getting ahead / getting there in time”. In everyday Greek it very often means “to have time to (do something)” or “to manage to (before a deadline)”.
So Προλαβαίνεις να…; = “Do you have time to…?” / “Can you manage to…?” (before something else happens).

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Is this sentence asking about ability (can you) or time/availability (do you have time)?

Mostly time/availability. Greek uses Προλαβαίνεις; to ask whether someone can fit something in in time, not whether they are capable.
If you wanted “Are you able to?” in the skill/ability sense, you’d more likely use μπορείς.

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Why is there a να after προλαβαίνεις?

Greek commonly uses να + verb to form a subordinate clause meaning “to do…”.
Here: Προλαβαίνεις να μου στείλεις… = “Do you have time to send me…”.

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Why is στείλεις in this form, and what tense/mood is it?