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Μας συμφέρει να πάμε νωρίς στο σούπερ μάρκετ, γιατί μετά έχει πολύ κόσμο.
Meaning
It’s better for us to go to the supermarket early, because later there are a lot of people.
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Breakdown of Μας συμφέρει να πάμε νωρίς στο σούπερ μάρκετ, γιατί μετά έχει πολύ κόσμο.
πολύς
much
πάω
to go
έχω
to have
να
to
Questions & Answers about Μας συμφέρει να πάμε νωρίς στο σούπερ μάρκετ, γιατί μετά έχει πολύ κόσμο.
What does Μας mean here?
Μας means to us or for us.
In this sentence, Μας συμφέρει literally means it is advantageous to us, but in natural English it is more like:
- It suits us
- It’s better for us
- It’s in our interest
So Μας is not the subject. It is an object-like pronoun showing who benefits.
You could compare:
- Μου συμφέρει = it suits me
- Σου συμφέρει = it suits you
- Μας συμφέρει = it suits us
Why is it συμφέρει and not a plural form, since we are involved?
Because the real grammatical subject is not we. Greek uses συμφέρει here as an impersonal verb: it is beneficial / it is convenient.
So:
- Μας = to us / for us
- συμφέρει = it is advantageous
- να πάμε νωρίς... = to go early...
Literally: To us, it is advantageous to go early...
That is why the verb stays in 3rd person singular: συμφέρει.