Κάθομαι δίπλα σε έναν φίλο μου στο σινεμά.

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Breakdown of Κάθομαι δίπλα σε έναν φίλο μου στο σινεμά.

• ο φίλος: the male friend
• σε: at
• ένας: one

Questions & Answers about Κάθομαι δίπλα σε έναν φίλο μου στο σινεμά.

Why does the sentence start with Κάθομαι? Does it mean I sit or I am sitting?

Κάθομαι can mean both, depending on context:

• I sit
• I am sitting

In Greek, the present tense often covers both a general present and a current ongoing action.

So Κάθομαι δίπλα σε έναν φίλο μου στο σινεμά can mean:

• I sit next to a friend of mine at the cinema
• I am sitting next to a friend of mine at the cinema

Also, κάθομαι is the normal verb for to sit / be seated.

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Why does κάθομαι end in -μαι? Isn’t that a passive ending?

It looks passive, because -μαι is a typical mediopassive ending in Greek, but κάθομαι is a very common verb that simply means I sit / I am sitting.

So even though its form looks passive, you should learn it as a normal dictionary verb:

• κάθομαι = I sit / I am sitting

This is not unusual in Greek. Some verbs use mediopassive endings but have an active meaning in English.

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What does δίπλα σε mean exactly? Why are there two words?