Breakdown of Έρχομαι από το πανεπιστήμιο τώρα.
τώρα
now
έρχομαι
to come
το πανεπιστήμιο
the university
από
to
Questions & Answers about Έρχομαι από το πανεπιστήμιο τώρα.
Why is there no separate word for I in this sentence?
Because Greek often drops the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.
- Έρχομαι already means I come / I am coming
- So εγώ is not necessary
You could say Εγώ έρχομαι από το πανεπιστήμιο τώρα, but that would usually add emphasis, like I’m the one coming from the university now.
What does Έρχομαι mean exactly here?
Here, έρχομαι means I come or, more naturally in this context, I am coming.
With τώρα (now), the sentence usually has a present, ongoing sense:
- Έρχομαι από το πανεπιστήμιο τώρα = I’m coming from the university now
Depending on context, it can suggest:
- I’m on my way from the university now
- I’m just coming from the university now
Why does έρχομαι end in -ομαι? That looks passive to me.
That is a very common learner question. In Modern Greek, έρχομαι is a verb with middle/passive-type endings, but its meaning is active.
So:
- έρχομαι = I come / I am coming
It is not passive here. It is simply the normal dictionary form of the verb. In other words, you just learn έρχομαι as the standard verb for come.