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Αύριο θα μιλήσω με την προϊσταμένη μου, γιατί η νέα σύμβαση και η ασφάλιση δεν είναι ακόμα έτοιμες.
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Tomorrow I will speak with my female supervisor, because the new contract and the insurance are not ready yet.
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Breakdown of Αύριο θα μιλήσω με την προϊσταμένη μου, γιατί η νέα σύμβαση και η ασφάλιση δεν είναι ακόμα έτοιμες.
είμαι
to be
και
and
μιλάω
to speak
δεν
not
Questions & Answers about Αύριο θα μιλήσω με την προϊσταμένη μου, γιατί η νέα σύμβαση και η ασφάλιση δεν είναι ακόμα έτοιμες.
Why is Αύριο used without an article?
Because αύριο here is an adverb, meaning tomorrow. As an adverb, it does not take an article.
- Αύριο θα μιλήσω... = Tomorrow I will speak...
Greek also has το αύριο, but that is different: it is a noun meaning something like the future / tomorrow as a concept in certain contexts.
Why does Greek use θα μιλήσω instead of a present tense form?
Θα is the particle used to form the future, and it is followed by a verb form that historically comes from the subjunctive. So:
- θα μιλήσω = I will speak
The form μιλήσω is the aorist-based form, which is very common after θα when referring to a single, complete action.
Compare:
- θα μιλήσω = I will speak / I’ll have a talk
- θα μιλάω / θα μιλώ = I will be speaking / I will speak regularly
In this sentence, the speaker means one future conversation, so θα μιλήσω is the natural choice.
What exactly is μιλήσω? Is it a tense?