Σήμερα νυστάζω πολύ, γιατί δεν κοιμήθηκα καλά και έχω πολλή νύστα από το πρωί.

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Breakdown of Σήμερα νυστάζω πολύ, γιατί δεν κοιμήθηκα καλά και έχω πολλή νύστα από το πρωί.

• και: and
• πολύς: much
• πολύ: very

Questions & Answers about Σήμερα νυστάζω πολύ, γιατί δεν κοιμήθηκα καλά και έχω πολλή νύστα από το πρωί.

What is the difference between νυστάζω and έχω νύστα? Don’t they both mean I’m sleepy?

Yes, they are very close in meaning.

• νυστάζω is a verb and means I feel sleepy / I’m getting sleepy.
• έχω νύστα literally means I have sleepiness, but in natural English it also means I’m sleepy.

In this sentence, both are used together for emphasis and variety:

• Σήμερα νυστάζω πολύ = Today I feel very sleepy
• έχω πολλή νύστα = I’m very sleepy / I have a lot of sleepiness

Greek often allows this kind of repetition when it sounds natural and expressive.

Why does the sentence use both νυστάζω πολύ and έχω πολλή νύστα? Isn’t that repetitive?

It is somewhat repetitive, but naturally so. Greek often uses two similar expressions in the same sentence to reinforce an idea.

Here, the speaker is strongly emphasizing their tiredness:

• νυστάζω πολύ states the condition
• έχω πολλή νύστα από το πρωί adds that this feeling has been going on since the morning

So the repetition is not awkward. It sounds like natural spoken emphasis.

Why is it πολύ in νυστάζω πολύ, but πολλή in έχω πολλή νύστα?