Μην τρως σοκολάτα στο κρεβάτι, γιατί θα λερώσεις τα σεντόνια.

Don't eat chocolate in bed, because you will stain the sheets.

Breakdown of Μην τρως σοκολάτα στο κρεβάτι, γιατί θα λερώσεις τα σεντόνια.

• τρώω: to eat
• γιατί: because
• θα: will
• μην: not

Questions & Answers about Μην τρως σοκολάτα στο κρεβάτι, γιατί θα λερώσεις τα σεντόνια.

Why does the sentence start with Μην instead of Δεν?

Μην is used to make a negative command in Greek.

So:

• Μην τρως = Don’t eat
• Δεν τρως = You are not eating / you don’t eat

That is a very important difference.
In this sentence, the speaker is telling someone not to do something, so Greek uses Μην.

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Why is it τρως here? Is that an imperative?

It is not the usual positive imperative form.
In negative commands, Modern Greek normally uses:

• μη(ν)
  • subjunctive-like form

So:

• positive command: Φάε! = Eat!
• negative command: Μην τρως! = Don’t eat!

The form τρως here comes from the verb τρώω (to eat). In this structure, it means eat in the sense of a command after Μην.

A learner may notice that τρως also looks like you eat / you are eating in other contexts. That is true, but after Μην, it functions as part of the negative command.

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Why is it Μην τρως and not Μην φας?