Μετά το χάπι ανακουφίζομαι λίγο.

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Breakdown of Μετά το χάπι ανακουφίζομαι λίγο.

• μετά: after
• το χάπι: the pill
• ανακουφίζομαι: to feel relieved

Questions & Answers about Μετά το χάπι ανακουφίζομαι λίγο.

Why does μετά mean after here, and why is it followed by το χάπι?

In this sentence, μετά is a preposition meaning after.

When μετά is used this way in Modern Greek, it is followed by the accusative case, so:

• το χάπι = the pill (accusative/neuter singular)

So:

• μετά το χάπι = after the pill

In everyday Greek, this often means after taking the pill or after the pill has had an effect, depending on context.

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Does μετά το χάπι literally mean after the pill, or does it really mean after taking the pill?

Literally, it is after the pill. But in natural usage, Greek often leaves out ideas that are understood from context.

So μετά το χάπι commonly means:

• after taking the pill
• after the pill
• once I’ve taken the pill

English often prefers to make the action explicit, but Greek does not always need to.

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Why is there an article in το χάπι? Why not just say μετά χάπι?