Breakdown of Αύριο συναντιέμαι με μια καινούρια συμφοιτήτρια στο καφέ δίπλα στο πανεπιστήμιο.
με
with
αύριο
tomorrow
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at
δίπλα σε
next to
Questions & Answers about Αύριο συναντιέμαι με μια καινούρια συμφοιτήτρια στο καφέ δίπλα στο πανεπιστήμιο.
Why is συναντιέμαι in the present tense if the sentence starts with Αύριο and talks about tomorrow?
In Greek, the present tense is very often used for a planned or arranged future action, especially when a time word like Αύριο already makes the future meaning clear.
So Αύριο συναντιέμαι... is perfectly natural and means something like I’m meeting ... tomorrow.
A more explicit future form is also possible, for example Αύριο θα συναντηθώ..., but the present is very common for plans and appointments.
Why is the verb συναντιέμαι used here instead of συναντώ?
This is a very common learner question.
- συναντώ = I meet / I encounter
- συναντιέμαι = I meet with / I get together with, often with a more mutual or arranged sense
In this sentence, the idea is that both people are meeting each other, not just that one person happens to encounter the other. That is why συναντιέμαι sounds natural here.
So:
- Συναντώ έναν φίλο στον δρόμο = I run into a friend on the street
- Συναντιέμαι με έναν φίλο = I’m meeting up with a friend
Also note that συναντιέμαι is in the mediopassive form, but in meaning it is not really passive in English.
What does mean here, and what case comes after it?