Φοβάται μην αργήσουμε στα διόδια και χάσουμε την πτήση.

She is afraid that we will be delayed at the tolls and miss the flight.

Breakdown of Φοβάται μην αργήσουμε στα διόδια και χάσουμε την πτήση.

• και: and
• σε: at
• φοβάμαι: to be afraid
• χάνω: to miss

Questions & Answers about Φοβάται μην αργήσουμε στα διόδια και χάσουμε την πτήση.

Why is there no subject pronoun before φοβάται?

Greek often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

• φοβάται = he/she is afraid
• So Greek does not need αυτός / αυτή unless you want emphasis or contrast.

This is very normal in Greek. The subject is understood from the verb.

What exactly is μην doing in this sentence?

Here μην introduces a clause after a verb of fear.

After verbs like:

• φοβάμαι = I’m afraid / I fear
• ανησυχώ = I worry

Greek commonly uses μη(ν) to mean something like:

• that
• that perhaps
• lest

So in this sentence, μην αργήσουμε... και χάσουμε... means the thing that the person is afraid might happen.

It is not simply the ordinary English-style word not here, even though historically it is a negative particle.

Why are αργήσουμε and χάσουμε in that form?