Σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις με τη δασκάλα μετά το μάθημα ή όχι;

Σκοπεύεις is the 2nd person singular form of σκοπεύω, so it means you intend, you plan, or you mean to.

In this sentence, it has the sense of:

• Are you planning to... ?
• Do you intend to... ?

It sounds a little more deliberate than just a plain future idea.

Because σκοπεύω is normally followed by να + a verb.

So the pattern is:

• σκοπεύω να + verb

That is how Greek expresses intend to / plan to do something.

Here:

• σκοπεύεις = you intend
• να μιλήσεις = to speak

So the whole chunk σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις means you intend to speak.

μιλήσεις here is the form used after να. It is a subjunctive form, not a simple present and not a future by itself.

A very important point for learners: the form μιλήσεις looks like an aorist form, but after να it does not mean past time. It shows aspect, not past tense.

So:

• να μιλήσεις = to speak / that you speak
• not you spoke

Why the aorist-type form here? Because the sentence is talking about one complete act: having a conversation with the teacher. That makes μιλήσεις the natural choice.

No. In this sentence, it is not past tense.

Greek often uses the aorist stem in the subjunctive to show a single, complete action. After να, that form does not automatically refer to the past.

So here:

• να μιλήσεις = to speak / to have a talk
• not to have spoken

This is one of the most common things English speakers need to get used to in Greek: aorist form does not always mean past meaning.

Because Greek usually drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

The ending of σκοπεύεις already tells us the subject is you singular.

So Greek normally says:

• Σκοπεύεις... = Are you planning...

If you add εσύ, it gives extra emphasis or contrast:

• Εσύ σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις...;
  = Are you planning to speak...?

So leaving εσύ out is completely normal.

Because με means with, and it is followed by the accusative case.

So:

• η δασκάλα = the teacher (subject form)
• τη δασκάλα = the teacher (object form, after με)

That is why Greek uses:

• με τη δασκάλα = with the teacher

In Modern Greek, the feminine accusative article can appear as τη or την, but the final -ν is often dropped before many consonants.

Since δασκάλα begins with δ, the usual form here is:

• τη δασκάλα

You may sometimes also see την in other contexts or writing styles, but τη δασκάλα is the normal form here.

δασκάλα means female teacher.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• a schoolteacher
• a primary-school teacher
• a teacher in general

In some contexts, especially for secondary school or university, Greek may use καθηγήτρια instead. But in everyday Greek, δασκάλα is a very common word for female teacher.

Because in Modern Greek, μετά can mean after by itself.

So:

• μετά το μάθημα = after the lesson / after class

You can also hear:

• μετά από το μάθημα

Both are possible in many situations. The version without από is very common and natural here.

Also, μάθημα can mean:

• lesson
• class

So μετά το μάθημα can be understood as either after the lesson or after class, depending on context.

ή όχι means or not.

So the sentence is not just asking a yes/no question; it is also pushing for a clear decision:

• Σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις με τη δασκάλα μετά το μάθημα;
  = Are you planning to speak with the teacher after class?

• Σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις με τη δασκάλα μετά το μάθημα ή όχι;
  = Are you planning to speak with the teacher after class or not?

The second version can sound a little more direct or insistent.

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

Starting with Σκοπεύεις is very natural in a direct question:

• Σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις...;

But Greek could also move things around for emphasis, for example:

• Μετά το μάθημα σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις με τη δασκάλα;

Both are possible. The original order is a very normal, neutral way to ask the question.

In Greek, the question mark is written as ;

So:

• ; in Greek = ? in English

That means the sentence is a question:

• Σκοπεύεις να μιλήσεις με τη δασκάλα μετά το μάθημα ή όχι;

Even though it looks like an English semicolon, in Greek it marks a question.