Learn Hardcore Greek: Στέκομαι λίγο στην είσοδο πριν επιστρέψω σπίτι, γιατί θέλω πρώτα να δω αν έχει έρθει κάποιο πακέτο. - I stand for a moment at the entrance before returning home, because I first want to see whether some package has arrived.

Breakdown of Στέκομαι λίγο στην είσοδο πριν επιστρέψω σπίτι, γιατί θέλω πρώτα να δω αν έχει έρθει κάποιο πακέτο.

Why is there no subject pronoun before στέκομαι?

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

στέκομαι = I stand / I stop / I stay standing
The ending -ομαι here tells you it is 1st person singular, so I is already built in.

If you added εγώ, it would usually be for emphasis:

So the sentence sounds natural without a separate word for I.

What exactly does στέκομαι mean here?

στέκομαι basically means I stand, I remain standing, or I stop and stay for a moment.

In this sentence, it does not necessarily mean that the speaker is literally just standing motionless. It can have the sense of:

So Στέκομαι λίγο στην είσοδο suggests something like I stop for a bit at the entrance.

Why does στέκομαι end in -ομαι? Is it passive?