Δεν θέλω ένα «ίσως», θέλω μια απάντηση.

Δεν is the standard negation word for verbs in Modern Greek: it means not / don’t.

So:

• θέλω = I want
• δεν θέλω = I don’t want

In Greek, δεν normally goes directly before the finite verb, so Δεν θέλω is the natural word order.

Θέλω means I want.

It is the 1st person singular form of the verb θέλω:

• θέλω = I want
• θέλεις = you want
• θέλει = he/she/it wants

In this sentence, the subject I is not stated separately, because Greek usually includes that information in the verb ending.

The sentence says:

• Δεν θέλω ένα «ίσως»
• θέλω μια απάντηση

This repetition creates a strong contrast: I don’t want X, I want Y.

Greek often repeats the verb in this kind of structure for emphasis and clarity. English can do the same:

• I don’t want a maybe; I want an answer.

So the repetition is completely natural and stylistically effective.

Normally, ίσως means maybe / perhaps and functions as an adverb. But in this sentence, it is being treated like a thing: a maybe.

That is why it takes an article:

• ένα «ίσως» = a “maybe”

Using ένα turns the idea into something noun-like. English does the same in expressions like:

• I don’t want a maybe
• Give me a yes or no

So this is not the usual grammatical role of ίσως, but it is a very natural rhetorical use.

The quotation marks show that the speaker is referring to the word or type of answer itself, not using ίσως in its normal adverbial sense.

So:

• plain ίσως usually means maybe / perhaps
• ένα «ίσως» means a “maybe”, that is, an uncertain answer

Greek often uses « » as quotation marks instead of English " ".

Because the nouns have different grammatical genders.

• ένα is used with neuter nouns
• μια is used with feminine nouns

Here:

• «ίσως» is being treated as a neuter item/expression, so: ένα «ίσως»
• απάντηση is a feminine noun, so: μια απάντηση

So the articles agree with the gender of the word they go with.

Both spellings exist, but μια is extremely common in everyday Modern Greek.

It is the feminine form of one / a:

• μια απάντηση = an answer / one answer

You may also see μία, especially in more careful writing or when someone wants to make the stress especially clear. For most learners, μια is the normal form to expect.

Απάντηση is the direct object of θέλω, so it appears in the accusative singular.

For this noun, the nominative and accusative singular happen to look the same:

• nominative: η απάντηση
• accusative: την απάντηση

After θέλω, you need the object form, but with many feminine nouns ending in -ηση, the form itself does not visibly change.

Yes. Απάντηση is the standard word for answer or response.

So:

• θέλω μια απάντηση = I want an answer

It is very common in both everyday and formal Greek.

Yes, in the sense that it is natural and understandable Greek, especially in emotional or emphatic speech.

It is slightly figurative, because ίσως is not normally a noun. But speakers do this kind of thing all the time when they want to criticize vagueness or indecision.

It gives the idea:

• Don’t give me uncertainty
• Don’t give me a “maybe”
• Give me something definite

So it sounds expressive, not strange.

Because here θέλω is followed by a noun phrase, not another verb.

Compare:

• Θέλω μια απάντηση. = I want an answer.
• Θέλω να ξέρω. = I want to know.

You use να when θέλω is followed by another verb.
You do not use να when it is followed by a noun, like μια απάντηση or ένα «ίσως».

The comma separates two contrasting parts:

• Δεν θέλω ένα «ίσως»
• θέλω μια απάντηση

It helps the sentence read like a clear contrast: not this, but that.

In English, you might write:

• I don’t want a “maybe”; I want an answer.
• or I don’t want a “maybe,” I want an answer.

So the comma is doing a similar job.

Yes, Greek word order is fairly flexible, but the given version is the most straightforward and natural.

Δεν θέλω ένα «ίσως», θέλω μια απάντηση. sounds balanced and emphatic.

A different order might still be grammatical, but it could sound more marked or less natural in ordinary speech. For a learner, the given order is the best one to use.

Usually with contrastive stress on the two objects:

Δεν θέλω ένα ίσως, θέλω μια απάντηση.

Or even stronger stress on the contrast itself:

Δεν θέλω ένα ίσως, θέλω μια απάντηση.

The emotional force of the sentence comes from opposing uncertainty (ίσως) and clarity (απάντηση).

A rough pronunciation guide is:

Then THE-lo EH-na EE-sos, THE-lo mya a-PAN-dee-see.

A few notes:

• Δεν sounds like then with a softer th
• θέλω = THE-lo
• ένα = EH-na
• ίσως = EE-sos
• μια = mya
• απάντηση = a-PAN-dee-see

This is only an approximation, but it can help you get started.