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Δεν ξέρω πού να βάλω αυτή την ταμπέλα, γιατί ο τοίχος δίπλα στην πόρτα είναι ήδη γεμάτος.
Meaning
I don’t know where to put this sign, because the wall next to the door is already full.
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Breakdown of Δεν ξέρω πού να βάλω αυτή την ταμπέλα, γιατί ο τοίχος δίπλα στην πόρτα είναι ήδη γεμάτος.
είμαι
to be
αυτός
this
δεν
not
να
to
Questions & Answers about Δεν ξέρω πού να βάλω αυτή την ταμπέλα, γιατί ο τοίχος δίπλα στην πόρτα είναι ήδη γεμάτος.
Why is it Δεν ξέρω for I don’t know?
In Greek, δεν is the normal negation used with indicative verbs, and it goes before the verb:
- ξέρω = I know
- δεν ξέρω = I don’t know
So the order is very straightforward: negative particle + verb.
Why is πού written with an accent here?
Here πού means where in an indirect question: I don’t know where...
The accent helps distinguish it from που, which often works as that / which / who in relative clauses.
Compare:
- Δεν ξέρω πού είναι. = I don’t know where it is.
- Το βιβλίο που θέλω... = The book that I want...
So in this sentence, πού is the interrogative adverb where.
Why do we say πού να βάλω? What is να doing?