Breakdown of Συμπαθώ τους ανθρώπους που νοιάζονται και ακούν προσεκτικά.
και
and
ο άνθρωπος
the person
που
who
προσεκτικά
carefully
Questions & Answers about Συμπαθώ τους ανθρώπους που νοιάζονται και ακούν προσεκτικά.
What does συμπαθώ mean here, and how is it different from αγαπώ?
Συμπαθώ means I like, I am fond of, or I have a positive feeling toward someone. It is usually milder than αγαπώ, which means I love.
So in this sentence, Συμπαθώ τους ανθρώπους... is more like I like people who..., not I love people who....
Why is it τους ανθρώπους and not οι άνθρωποι?
Because συμπαθώ takes a direct object, and in Greek the direct object usually goes in the accusative case.
- οι άνθρωποι = the people as a subject
- τους ανθρώπους = the people as an object
Here, I like whom? → the people, so Greek uses τους ανθρώπους.
Why does τους ανθρώπους have both τους and ανθρώπους? Do both mean the people?
Yes, together they mean the people.
Greek often uses:
- a definite article: τους = the (masculine plural accusative)
- a noun: ανθρώπους = people / humans in the same case
So:
- τους ανθρώπους = the people
Both words must match in gender, number, and case.