Η βαρεμάρα με κάνει να βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ.

Breakdown of Η βαρεμάρα με κάνει να βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ.

να
to
βλέπω
to see
με
me
κάνω
to make
η τηλεόραση
the television
όλο το βράδυ
all evening
η βαρεμάρα
the boredom

Questions & Answers about Η βαρεμάρα με κάνει να βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ.

Why is there an article in Η βαρεμάρα? In English we usually just say boredom, not the boredom.

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English does, including with abstract nouns.

So Η βαρεμάρα is perfectly normal Greek for boredom as a general feeling or state. You should not always translate the article word-for-word.

  • Η βαρεμάρα είναι κακή παρέα. = Boredom is bad company.
  • Η αγάπη είναι σημαντική. = Love is important.

So here Η βαρεμάρα simply means boredom.

What exactly does βαρεμάρα mean?

Βαρεμάρα means boredom or feeling bored.

It is a very common everyday word. It refers more to the feeling/state of being bored than to something formal or literary.

Related words:

  • βαριέμαι = I am bored
  • βαρετός / βαρετή / βαρετό = boring
  • βαρεμάρα = boredom

So the sentence is talking about boredom as the thing causing the action.

Why is it με κάνει and not μου κάνει?

Because με is the direct object pronoun: me.

In this sentence, η βαρεμάρα is the subject, and με is the person affected by κάνει:

  • Η βαρεμάρα = boredom
  • με = me
  • κάνει = makes

So literally: Boredom makes me...

If you used μου, that would normally be an indirect object idea like to me / for me, which is not what this structure needs.

How does με κάνει να βλέπω work grammatically?

This is a very common Greek pattern:

κάνω + object + να + verb

It means:

  • make someone do something
  • cause someone to do something

So:

  • Η βαρεμάρα με κάνει να βλέπω τηλεόραση. = Boredom makes me watch TV.

Other examples:

  • Με κάνεις να γελάω. = You make me laugh.
  • Η μουσική με κάνει να χαλαρώνω. = Music makes me relax.

So με κάνει να βλέπω is a standard and natural structure.

What does να do here?

Να introduces the following verb clause. In many cases, it corresponds loosely to English to or sometimes that, but it does not match either one perfectly.

In this sentence:

  • με κάνει να βλέπω = makes me watch

You should think of να as a required particle before the verb in this kind of construction.

A useful learner rule is:

  • after expressions like θέλω, μπορώ, πρέπει, κάνει κάποιον, etc., Greek often uses να + verb

So here, να is necessary.

Why is it να βλέπω and not να δω?

This is a question of aspect, which is very important in Greek.

  • να βλέπω = imperfective aspect
    It suggests something ongoing, repeated, or extended.
  • να δω = perfective aspect
    It suggests a single complete event.

Because the sentence says όλο το βράδυ (all evening / all night), the action is understood as continuing over a period of time. So να βλέπω is the natural choice.

Compare:

  • Η βαρεμάρα με κάνει να βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ. = boredom makes me watch TV all evening/all night

But:

  • με κάνει να δω would sound more like makes me see/watch once / as a complete event, which does not fit as well here.
Is βλέπω τηλεόραση a fixed expression? Why is there no article before τηλεόραση?

Yes, βλέπω τηλεόραση is the normal idiomatic way to say watch TV.

When Greek refers to the activity or medium in a general way, it often leaves out the article here:

  • βλέπω τηλεόραση = I watch TV

If you add the article, τηλεόραση can sound more like:

  • a specific television set, or
  • something more specific/contextual

So in this sentence, no article is the expected and natural choice.

What does όλο το βράδυ mean exactly?

Όλο το βράδυ means all evening, all night, or the whole evening/night, depending on context.

Breakdown:

  • όλο = whole / all
  • το βράδυ = the evening / the night

Greek βράδυ can cover a range that English may split into evening and night, so the best translation depends on the situation.

In this sentence, both all evening and all night could be possible, depending on the intended meaning already given.

Why is there no preposition before όλο το βράδυ?

Because Greek often uses the accusative directly to express duration of time.

So:

  • όλο το βράδυ = all evening / all night
  • όλη μέρα = all day
  • όλη τη νύχτα = all night

No preposition is needed. This is very natural Greek.

Why is it όλο το βράδυ and not όλη το βράδυ?

Because όλο must agree with βράδυ.

  • βράδυ is neuter singular
  • so the agreeing form is όλο

Compare:

  • όλος ο χρόνος = the whole time / all the time (masculine)
  • όλη η μέρα = the whole day / all day (feminine)
  • όλο το βράδυ = the whole evening/night (neuter)

This is standard adjective agreement in Greek.

Could the word order be different?

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence as given:

  • Η βαρεμάρα με κάνει να βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ.

is neutral and clear.

But Greek could move things around for emphasis, for example:

  • Με κάνει η βαρεμάρα να βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ.
  • Όλο το βράδυ με κάνει η βαρεμάρα να βλέπω τηλεόραση.

These are possible, but they shift emphasis or sound less neutral in some contexts. For a learner, the original order is the best one to use.

Is this sentence fully natural Greek, or would a Greek speaker say it differently?

Yes, it is natural Greek.

It clearly means that boredom causes the person to spend the evening/night watching TV.

A Greek speaker might also express the idea in other ways, for example:

  • Από βαρεμάρα βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ. = Out of boredom, I watch TV all evening/all night.
  • Επειδή βαριέμαι, βλέπω τηλεόραση όλο το βράδυ. = Because I’m bored, I watch TV all evening/all night.

But the original sentence is absolutely fine and useful because it teaches the common pattern κάνει κάποιον να + verb.

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