Learn Hardcore Greek: Μήπως να αφήσεις το πορτοφόλι σου στο σπίτι και να πάρεις μόνο λίγα κέρματα; - Maybe you should leave your wallet at home and take only a few coins.

Breakdown of Μήπως να αφήσεις το πορτοφόλι σου στο σπίτι και να πάρεις μόνο λίγα κέρματα;

What does μήπως mean here?

In this sentence, μήπως softens the suggestion. It gives a sense like:

So Μήπως να αφήσεις...; is not a blunt command. It sounds more careful and polite than simply telling someone what to do.

Is this a real question, or is it more of a suggestion?

It is grammatically shaped like a question, but its function is really a suggestion.

So the sentence is closer to:

This is a very common Greek way to suggest something without sounding too direct.

Where is the word for should in the Greek sentence?

There is no separate word here that directly equals English should.

Greek often expresses this idea through the pattern μήπως να + verb. Together, μήπως να can sound like:

So the idea of should is built into the structure, not translated by one single word.

Why is there να before both verbs?