Μην ξεχάσεις το τάπερ σου στο ψυγείο του γραφείου.

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Breakdown of Μην ξεχάσεις το τάπερ σου στο ψυγείο του γραφείου.

• το γραφείο: the office
• μην: not
• σε: in

Questions & Answers about Μην ξεχάσεις το τάπερ σου στο ψυγείο του γραφείου.

What does Μην mean here?

Μην is the negative particle used with this kind of verb form to make a negative command or prohibition.

So:

• Μην ξεχάσεις = Don’t forget

A useful thing to know is that in Modern Greek, negative commands are not usually formed with a special negative imperative form. Instead, Greek normally uses μη(ν) + subjunctive.

What is the dictionary form of ξεχάσεις?

The dictionary form is ξεχνάω or ξεχνώ, meaning to forget.

In this sentence, ξεχάσεις is the 2nd person singular aorist subjunctive form.
That sounds technical, but the practical takeaway is:

• ξεχνάω / ξεχνώ = I forget / to forget
• να ξεχάσεις = for you to forget / that you forget
• μην ξεχάσεις = don’t forget

You may also notice the aorist stem ξεχασ- inside ξεχάσεις.

Why does Greek use Μην ξεχάσεις instead of a regular imperative?

Because that is the normal way to make a negative command in Modern Greek.

Compare:

• positive command: Ξέχνα το = forget it
• negative command: Μην το ξεχάσεις = don’t forget it

So even though English just uses don’t + verb, Greek usually uses:

• μην + subjunctive

That is why ξεχάσεις appears here.