Σκοπεύω να συνδυάσω το διάβασμα με έναν μικρό περίπατο, γιατί έτσι κουράζομαι λιγότερο.

Because σκοπεύω normally introduces another action with να.

• σκοπεύω = I intend / I plan
• σκοπεύω να + verb = I intend to do something

So σκοπεύω να συνδυάσω means I intend to combine.

This is a very common Greek pattern: a verb of intention, desire, possibility, etc. + να + another verb.

After να, Greek chooses an aspect, not a tense in the same way English does.

• να συνδυάσω = perfective aspect, seeing the action as a whole, as one complete act
• να συνδυάζω = imperfective aspect, focusing on the action as ongoing, repeated, or habitual

Here, να συνδυάσω is the natural choice because the speaker means a planned action viewed as one whole idea: to combine studying with a short walk.

A rough contrast:

• Σκοπεύω να συνδυάσω... = I intend to combine...
• Σκοπεύω να συνδυάζω... = I intend to be combining / to combine regularly as a habit

Το διάβασμα is a noun, not a finite verb. It means reading or studying, depending on context.

It comes from the verb διαβάζω.

In this sentence, it works like an English activity noun:

• το διάβασμα = reading / studying

So Greek is literally saying something like I intend to combine the studying with a short walk.

This is very common in Greek: article + verbal noun to talk about an activity.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• In everyday Greek, especially when talking about school or exams, διάβασμα often means studying
• In other contexts, it can simply mean reading

In this sentence, most learners would understand it as studying, though reading is also possible depending on the wider context.

Greek often uses the definite article with activity nouns where English might not.

So:

• το διάβασμα = studying / the studying
• το περπάτημα = walking
• το κολύμπι = swimming

Even when English would just say studying, Greek very naturally says το διάβασμα.

Because συνδυάζω usually follows the pattern:

• συνδυάζω A με B = I combine A with B

So here:

• το διάβασμα = the first thing
• με έναν μικρό περίπατο = with a short walk

Also, in Modern Greek, με takes the accusative, which is why the noun phrase appears in accusative form.

They are all in the masculine singular accusative, because they go after με.

The base dictionary form is:

• ένας μικρός περίπατος = a short walk

But after με, it becomes:

• με έναν μικρό περίπατο

So the changes are:

• ένας → έναν
• μικρός → μικρό
• περίπατος → περίπατο

This is standard adjective/article/noun agreement in Greek.

Not naturally in this sentence.

Greek normally says:

• συνδυάζω κάτι με κάτι άλλο = combine something with something else

If you used και, it would sound more like simple coordination, not the usual structure after συνδυάζω.

So με is the idiomatic choice.

Yes. Γιατί can mean both:

• because
• why

The meaning depends on context.

Here it means because, since it introduces the reason:

• γιατί έτσι κουράζομαι λιγότερο = because this way I get less tired

If it were a question, then it could mean why:

• Γιατί κουράζεσαι; = Why are you getting tired?

Here έτσι means this way, like this, or in this way.

It refers back to the whole idea of combining studying with a short walk.

So:

• γιατί έτσι κουράζομαι λιγότερο = because this way I get less tired

It is not just so in the sense of result; it means by doing it this way.

It is the middle/passive form of κουράζω.

• κουράζω = I tire someone / something
• κουράζομαι = I get tired / I tire myself

In English, I get tired feels active-ish, but Greek uses this middle/passive form very naturally for many personal states.

So although it looks passive in form, the meaning here is simply:

• κουράζομαι = I get tired

Because λιγότερο is being used as an adverb here, modifying the verb κουράζομαι.

It means:

• less

So:

• κουράζομαι λιγότερο = I get tired less = I get less tired

Since it is adverbial here, it does not need to agree with a noun.

Compare:

• κουράζομαι λιγότερο = I get less tired
• λιγότερα βιβλία = fewer books

In the second example, λιγότερα is agreeing with a noun.

No, Greek word order is more flexible than English word order. But the original order sounds natural and neutral.

• Σκοπεύω να συνδυάσω το διάβασμα με έναν μικρό περίπατο, γιατί έτσι κουράζομαι λιγότερο.

That is a very good standard version.

You can move some parts for emphasis, especially έτσι or λιγότερο, but for a learner, the original word order is the safest and most natural to imitate.

Both can refer to a walk, but they are not exactly identical in tone.

• περίπατος = walk, stroll; slightly more neutral or a bit more formal/written
• βόλτα = walk, outing; very common in everyday speech

So έναν μικρό περίπατο sounds perfectly correct, but a lot of native speakers in casual conversation might also say:

• μια μικρή βόλτα

Both are natural; περίπατο just sounds a little more careful or written.

That would change the structure.

• να συνδυάσω το διάβασμα με έναν μικρό περίπατο = to combine studying with a short walk
• να διαβάσω = to study / to read

The sentence needs a noun phrase after συνδυάσω, because συνδυάζω usually combines one thing with another thing. So το διάβασμα works well as the activity being combined.

Using να διαβάσω would require a different sentence structure altogether.