Questions & Answers about Θέλω να καθίσω δίπλα σε ένα παράθυρο.
Why is the sentence Θέλω να καθίσω... and not just Θέλω καθίσω?
In Modern Greek, after θέλω (I want), you normally use να plus a verb:
- Θέλω να φύγω = I want to leave
- Θέλω να δω = I want to see
- Θέλω να καθίσω = I want to sit / sit down
So να is the normal marker that introduces the next verb. English uses to in many cases; Greek usually uses να instead.
Without να, Θέλω καθίσω is not correct Greek.
What exactly does καθίσω mean here?
καθίσω is the form meaning to sit down / to take a seat in this sentence.
It comes from the verb κάθομαι (I sit / I am sitting), but Greek uses different stems/forms depending on meaning and aspect.
Here, να καθίσω suggests a single action:
- I want to sit down
- I want to take a seat
It focuses on the act of moving into a sitting position, not on the ongoing state of already being seated.
Why is it καθίσω and not κάθομαι?