Breakdown of Πριν αρχίσουμε να κουβεντιάζουμε, θέλω να σου δείξω μια φωτογραφία που βρήκα προχτές.
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Greek often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.
- αρχίσουμε = we start
- θέλω = I want
- βρήκα = I found
So Greek does not need εμείς or εγώ unless the speaker wants extra emphasis or contrast.
After πριν meaning before, Greek normally uses a subjunctive form for an action that has not yet happened at that point.
So:
- πριν αρχίσουμε = before we start
Here αρχίσουμε is the aorist subjunctive of αρχίζω. The aorist here does not mean past time. It shows the action as a single whole event: the moment of starting.
If you used αρχίζουμε, that would be present indicative and would not be the normal structure here.