Μήπως να ρωτήσουμε τον ιδιοκτήτη αν η επισκευή του νεροχύτη έχει τελειώσει και αν η έξοδος προς το γκαράζ μένει ανοιχτή;

Μήπως να... is a very common way to make a polite suggestion in Greek.

So:

• Μήπως να ρωτήσουμε...; = Maybe we should ask... / How about asking... / Should we perhaps ask...?

It does not mean a literal perhaps not here, even though μήπως can look confusing at first.

In this kind of sentence:

• μήπως softens the suggestion
• να introduces the verb form used for the suggested action

It sounds less direct than a plain command or a stronger statement.

ρωτήσουμε is the form used after να here. It is the aorist subjunctive of ρωτάω / ρωτώ (to ask).

In this sentence, Greek uses the aorist subjunctive because it is talking about one complete action:

• να ρωτήσουμε = to ask / that we ask

Compare:

• να ρωτήσουμε = ask once, as a complete act
• να ρωτάμε = be asking / ask repeatedly / ask as an ongoing action

Here, the speaker means let’s ask the landlord, so ρωτήσουμε is the natural choice.

As for ρωτήσουμεν, Modern Greek normally does not use that ending.

Because ιδιοκτήτη is the direct object of ρωτήσουμε.

We are asking the landlord, so Greek puts the landlord in the accusative case:

• nominative: ο ιδιοκτήτης = the landlord
• accusative: τον ιδιοκτήτη = the landlord

So:

• ρωτάμε τον ιδιοκτήτη = we ask the landlord

This is one of the most basic case patterns in Greek: the direct object usually goes in the accusative.

Because the speaker wants to ask about two separate things:

1. αν η επισκευή του νεροχύτη έχει τελειώσει
2. αν η έξοδος προς το γκαράζ μένει ανοιχτή

Here αν means whether / if.

In English, you might say:

• ask the landlord whether the sink repair has been finished and whether the exit to the garage remains open

Greek often repeats αν to make it clear that each part is a separate indirect yes/no question. The second αν is very natural and helps structure the sentence clearly.

In this sentence, αν is best understood as whether.

So:

• ρωτήσουμε ... αν η επισκευή έχει τελειώσει = ask ... whether the repair has been finished

English often uses if in the same way:

• ask if the repair is finished

So both translations are possible in English, but grammatically the idea is really whether.

του νεροχύτη is a genitive phrase meaning of the sink.

So:

• η επισκευή = the repair
• του νεροχύτη = of the sink

Together:

• η επισκευή του νεροχύτη = the repair of the sink / more naturally in English, the sink repair

This is a very common Greek structure:

• το χρώμα του τοίχου = the color of the wall
• η πόρτα του σπιτιού = the door of the house

Greek often uses the genitive where English may prefer a noun-noun phrase.

έχει τελειώσει is the perfect tense.

It is formed with:

• έχει = has
• τελειώσει = finished

So literally it means:

• has finished
• or more naturally here: has been finished / is finished

With η επισκευή as the subject, the idea is that the repair has reached completion.

So:

• αν η επισκευή του νεροχύτη έχει τελειώσει = whether the sink repair has been completed

Greek often uses this perfect form when the result matters now.

Both are possible in some contexts, but they are not exactly the same.

• τελείωσε = finished / was finished
  This is the simple past (aorist). It presents the event as a completed past action.
• έχει τελειώσει = has finished / has been finished
  This is the perfect. It emphasizes the completed state or present relevance.

Here, the speaker is asking about the current situation:

• Has the repair been completed yet?

That is why έχει τελειώσει works especially well.

προς means toward / to.

So:

• η έξοδος προς το γκαράζ = the exit to the garage

This is a natural way in Greek to describe an exit that leads in the direction of or gives access to a place.

You may also see other prepositions in Greek depending on context, but here προς is a normal choice for toward/to.

Literally, it means:

• remains open
• stays open

So:

• η έξοδος ... μένει ανοιχτή = the exit ... stays open / remains open

Greek often uses μένω (remain / stay) with an adjective to describe a continuing state:

• μένει κλειστό = it stays closed
• μένει καθαρό = it remains clean
• μένει ανοιχτή = it remains open

In English, depending on context, you might translate it as:

• is left open
• stays open
• remains open

Because ανοιχτή agrees with η έξοδος, which is a feminine singular noun.

Agreement in Greek is important:

• η έξοδος = feminine singular
• therefore the adjective must also be feminine singular:
  • ανοιχτή

Compare:

• η πόρτα είναι ανοιχτή = the door is open
• το παράθυρο είναι ανοιχτό = the window is open
• ο δρόμος είναι ανοιχτός = the road is open

The adjective changes form to match the noun’s gender and number.

Not exactly.

• είναι ανοιχτή = is open
• μένει ανοιχτή = stays/remains open

So μένει adds the idea of continuing in that state.

That makes sense here if the speaker is asking about a policy or ongoing condition:

• Is the exit to the garage kept open?
• Does it stay open?

If the sentence had είναι ανοιχτή, it would sound more like a simple description of its current state.

Because Greek verbs usually already show the subject.

ρωτήσουμε means we ask / we should ask / let us ask depending on context. The ending tells you it is first person plural.

So Greek often leaves out subject pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis.

That means:

• να ρωτήσουμε already includes the idea of we
• adding εμείς would only be for emphasis:
  • Μήπως να ρωτήσουμε εμείς...; = Maybe we should ask, specifically us?

It breaks down like this:

• Μήπως να ρωτήσουμε = Maybe we should ask
• τον ιδιοκτήτη = the landlord
• αν η επισκευή του νεροχύτη έχει τελειώσει = whether the sink repair has been completed
• και αν η έξοδος προς το γκαράζ μένει ανοιχτή = and whether the exit to the garage stays open

So the main pattern is:

suggestion + main verb + object + two indirect yes/no questions

A rough structural gloss would be:

• Maybe [that] we ask the landlord [whether X] and [whether Y]?

That is a very common Greek sentence pattern.

It sounds mostly neutral and natural, with a slightly polite tone because of Μήπως να...

It is not very formal, but it is also not slangy.

• Μήπως να ρωτήσουμε...; sounds considerate and cooperative
• It is the kind of thing you might say in everyday conversation when discussing what to do next

So it is a very useful real-life pattern to learn.