Ο κουμπάρος είπε ότι θα πάρει τα προσκλητήρια και μετά θα μιλήσει με τον φωτογράφο.

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Breakdown of Ο κουμπάρος είπε ότι θα πάρει τα προσκλητήρια και μετά θα μιλήσει με τον φωτογράφο.

• μιλάω: to speak
• με: with
• μετά: then

Questions & Answers about Ο κουμπάρος είπε ότι θα πάρει τα προσκλητήρια και μετά θα μιλήσει με τον φωτογράφο.

What exactly does κουμπάρος mean here?

Κουμπάρος is a culturally specific Greek word. In a wedding context, it usually means the best man / wedding sponsor, not just any male friend at the wedding. In other contexts, it can also be used for the male sponsor at a baptism, and it can even become a kind of family relationship term afterward. In this sentence, because τα προσκλητήρια suggests a wedding setting, the best man is the most likely meaning.

Why is there ο before κουμπάρος?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article: the. Greek uses the definite article more often than English does, especially when talking about a specific person already known in the situation. So ο κουμπάρος means the best man.

Why is the verb είπε used here? What tense is it?

Είπε is the aorist form of λέω and means said. The aorist presents the action as a single completed event: he said it, and that action is over. If Greek wanted to describe an ongoing or repeated past action, it would use a different form, such as έλεγε.

What does ότι do in this sentence?