Breakdown of Μπορείς να μου φέρεις το τρυπάνι από την αποθήκη, παρακαλώ;
παρακαλώ
please
μπορώ
to be able
να
to
μου
me
Questions & Answers about Μπορείς να μου φέρεις το τρυπάνι από την αποθήκη, παρακαλώ;
Why does the sentence start with Μπορείς να?
Μπορείς means you can or are you able to. Greek often uses μπορώ + να + verb to make a request sound natural and less abrupt.
So Μπορείς να μου φέρεις...; is the standard way to say something like Can you bring me... ?
It is less direct than just using the verb by itself.
What is να doing in this sentence?
Να is a very common particle in Greek. It introduces the following verb in a dependent form.
In sentences like this:
- μπορείς να φέρεις = you can bring / can you bring
- θέλω να πάω = I want to go
- πρέπει να φύγουμε = we must leave
So here, να links μπορείς with φέρεις.
Why is it φέρεις and not φέρνεις?