Μην βιάζεσαι, έχουμε ακόμα χρόνο.

to have

Breakdown of Μην βιάζεσαι, έχουμε ακόμα χρόνο.

• μην: not
• ακόμα: still
• ο χρόνος: the time

Questions & Answers about Μην βιάζεσαι, έχουμε ακόμα χρόνο.

Why does the sentence start with μην?

Μην is the word used to make a negative command in Modern Greek.

So:

• Βιάσου! = Hurry!
• Μην βιάζεσαι! = Don’t hurry! / Don’t rush!

In this sentence, μην tells the listener not to do something.

A small detail: before verbs, you may also see μη(ν). The form μην is extremely common in everyday Greek, especially before a verb.

Why is it βιάζεσαι and not something shorter, like the verb stem by itself?

Because Greek does not usually give commands the same way English does.

Here, βιάζεσαι is the form that goes with μην for a negative command. It literally comes from the verb βιάζομαι (to hurry / to rush oneself / to be in a hurry).

So μην βιάζεσαι is the natural way to say:

• don’t hurry
• don’t rush
• take your time

Even though it may look like an ordinary present-tense form, after μην it functions as a command.

What verb is βιάζεσαι from?