Breakdown of Η γιατρός είπε να παίρνω μία δόση το πρωί και άλλη μία δόση το βράδυ μετά το φαγητό.
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Because γιατρός is one of those Greek nouns that often keeps the same basic noun form for both a male and a female doctor. The gender is shown by the article:
- ο γιατρός = the male doctor
- η γιατρός = the female doctor
So in this sentence, Η γιατρός tells you the doctor is female.
είπε να + verb is a very common Greek pattern meaning something like:
- said to...
- said that someone should...
- told someone to...
So Η γιατρός είπε να παίρνω... means the doctor said that I should take...
If you used είπε ότι..., that would usually introduce a more straightforward statement: she said that...
But είπε να... often gives the sense of instruction, advice, or direction.
Yes. παίρνω is the 1st person singular form, so literally it is I take.
In this structure, είπε να παίρνω, it means:
- she told me to take
- she said I should take
Greek often leaves out the pronoun εγώ because the verb ending already shows the subject. So παίρνω by itself already tells you the subject is I.