Breakdown of Την επόμενη αργία λέω να μείνω σπίτι και να κάνω λίγη επανάληψη στα ελληνικά.
λίγος
little
και
and
το σπίτι
the home
να
to
Questions & Answers about Την επόμενη αργία λέω να μείνω σπίτι και να κάνω λίγη επανάληψη στα ελληνικά.
Why does the sentence start with Την (accusative)? Isn’t την usually her/it?
Here Την is the feminine accusative singular definite article (την) used with a time expression: Την επόμενη αργία = (On) the next holiday/day off.
Greek often uses the accusative article + a time noun to mean “on/this/next …”:
- Την Κυριακή = on Sunday
- Την επόμενη εβδομάδα = next week
So it’s not the object pronoun την = her/it here; it’s the article agreeing with αργία.
What exactly does αργία mean? Is it a holiday or just a day off?
Αργία is a non-working day (often an official/public holiday, but it can also mean a day when you personally don’t work). It’s closer to day off / public holiday than to a celebration.
Related words:
- διακοπές = vacation/holidays (a period of time)
- γιορτή = celebration/feast day (the event)
Why is it λέω να? Doesn’t λέω mean I say?
Yes, literally λέω = I say, but λέω να + subjunctive is a very common conversational pattern meaning:
- I’m thinking of…
- I’m planning to…
- I think I’ll…
So λέω να μείνω σπίτι ≈ I think I’ll stay home.