Breakdown of Μόλις μπω στο σπίτι, ξεκουμπώνω το παλτό και το κρεμάω πίσω από την πόρτα.
Questions & Answers about Μόλις μπω στο σπίτι, ξεκουμπώνω το παλτό και το κρεμάω πίσω από την πόρτα.
Μπω is the aorist subjunctive of μπαίνω (I enter / go in).
After μόλις meaning as soon as, Greek often uses the subjunctive when the action is in the future or part of a repeated pattern. The aorist here shows the action as a single completed event:
- Μόλις μπω στο σπίτι... = As soon as I go into the house / get home...
So the idea is: first I enter, then I do the next actions.
That is very common for learners to wonder about, because να is often how the subjunctive is introduced.
Here, μόλις itself is enough to trigger that form, so Greek says:
- μόλις μπω not
- μόλις να μπω
So μπω is still a subjunctive form, but να is not used because the conjunction μόλις already sets up the construction.