Όταν τελειώσω, θα αφήσω το καλάθι στην είσοδο, θα αδειάσω τις σακούλες και μετά θα χαλαρώσω με καφέ.

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Breakdown of Όταν τελειώσω, θα αφήσω το καλάθι στην είσοδο, θα αδειάσω τις σακούλες και μετά θα χαλαρώσω με καφέ.

• και: and
• με: with
• μετά: then

Questions & Answers about Όταν τελειώσω, θα αφήσω το καλάθι στην είσοδο, θα αδειάσω τις σακούλες και μετά θα χαλαρώσω με καφέ.

Why is it Όταν τελειώσω and not Όταν θα τελειώσω?

In standard Greek, after όταν referring to the future, you normally do not use θα.

So:

• Όταν τελειώσω = When I finish
• not Όταν θα τελειώσω

This is similar to English, where we say when I finish, not when I will finish.

The form τελειώσω is used here because the speaker means one completed future action: first I finish, then I do the next things.

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What exactly is τελειώσω?

τελειώσω comes from τελειώνω (to finish).

Here it is the 1st person singular perfective non-past form. In many learner materials, this is also called the aorist subjunctive form.

What matters most for you as a learner is this:

• τελειώνω focuses on the action as ongoing/repeated
• τελειώσω focuses on the action as completed

So Όταν τελειώσω means When I have finished / When I finish.

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Why do αφήσω, αδειάσω, and χαλαρώσω all have that -σω ending?