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Αν βουλώσει ο νεροχύτης πάλι, θα πάρω τον υδραυλικό αμέσως.
Meaning
If the sink gets clogged again, I will call the plumber immediately.
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Breakdown of Αν βουλώσει ο νεροχύτης πάλι, θα πάρω τον υδραυλικό αμέσως.
θα
will
παίρνω
to call
πάλι
again
αν
if
Questions & Answers about Αν βουλώσει ο νεροχύτης πάλι, θα πάρω τον υδραυλικό αμέσως.
Why is βουλώσει used here instead of βουλώνει?
After αν referring to a possible future event, Greek normally uses the subjunctive/perfective form, not the ordinary present. So:
- Αν βουλώσει... = If it gets clogged...
- Αν βουλώνει... would not fit this meaning well
In learner-friendly terms, βουλώσει is the form Greek uses for a single complete event in the future: one clogging incident.
This is why the sentence does not say αν θα βουλώσει.
Why is there no να after αν?
Because αν itself already triggers that kind of verb form.
Compare:
- να βουλώσει = to clog / that it clogs
- αν βουλώσει = if it clogs
So βουλώσει is the same kind of verb form you often see after να, but after αν, you do not add να.
Why is it ο νεροχύτης and not τον νεροχύτη?