Breakdown of Αν τελειώσω αυτή την αναφορά τώρα, ξεμπερδεύω για σήμερα.
τώρα
now
αυτός
this
σήμερα
today
για
for
Questions & Answers about Αν τελειώσω αυτή την αναφορά τώρα, ξεμπερδεύω για σήμερα.
Why is the first verb τελειώσω and not τελειώνω?
Because after αν in a future/open condition, Greek normally uses the perfective non-past form, often called the aorist subjunctive.
So:
- αν τελειώσω = if I finish / if I manage to finish
- αν τελειώνω would not fit this meaning well here
The speaker is talking about completing the report as a single whole action, not about being in the process of working on it.
Is τελειώσω past tense? It looks a bit like an aorist form.
No. It is not past here.
It uses the same stem you see in the aorist, but in this sentence it is a non-past dependent form after αν. In practical learner terms, you can think of it as:
- τελείωσα = I finished → past
- αν τελειώσω = if I finish → future-oriented condition
So the form may look a little like the past system, but its meaning here is future, not past.
Why is there no θα after αν?