Δεν έχω καμία αντιπάθεια για τη νέα συνάδελφο· απλώς δεν τη γνωρίζω ακόμα καλά.

Yes, from an English point of view it looks like a double negative, but in Greek this is normal.

Greek commonly uses negative concord, which means multiple negative words work together in the same sentence:

• Δεν έχω καμία αντιπάθεια = I don’t have any dislike
• Literally, it looks more like I don’t have no dislike, but that is not how it functions in Greek.

So:

• δεν = not
• καμία = no / any, in a negative environment

Together they make one standard negative meaning.

Because καμία has to agree with the noun αντιπάθεια, which is feminine singular.

The forms are:

• κανένας = masculine
• καμία = feminine
• κανένα = neuter

Since αντιπάθεια is feminine, Greek uses καμία:

• καμία αντιπάθεια

This agreement is very important in Greek adjectives and adjective-like words.

Because in Greek, as in English, abstract nouns like dislike, sympathy, hostility, fear, etc. are often singular when you mean the general feeling.

So:

• καμία αντιπάθεια = no dislike / no animosity / no antipathy

Using the singular sounds natural because the speaker means a general negative feeling, not several separate dislikes.

After αντιπάθεια, Greek often uses για to mean toward, for, or for/about a person.

So:

• αντιπάθεια για κάποιον = dislike for someone

Also, για takes the accusative case, which is why the phrase is:

• τη νέα συνάδελφο

not nominative η νέα συνάδελφος.

Because συνάδελφος is the nominative form, while here the word is in the accusative after για.

So:

• nominative: η νέα συνάδελφος = the new colleague
• accusative: τη νέα συνάδελφο = the new colleague

A useful thing to know is that συνάδελφος can refer to either a man or a woman. The article shows the gender:

• ο συνάδελφος = male colleague
• η συνάδελφος = female colleague

Here it is clearly feminine because of τη and νέα.

They look the same, but they do different jobs.

• In τη νέα συνάδελφο, τη is the definite article: the
• In δεν τη γνωρίζω, τη is a direct object pronoun: her

So the sentence contains both:

• the new colleague
• I don’t know her

Also, τη is the shortened form of την, which is often used before certain consonants. So you may also encounter την in other contexts.

Because γνωρίζω often means to know someone, to be acquainted with someone, or to become familiar with someone.

That makes it a very natural choice for people.

Compare:

• γνωρίζω κάποιον = I know someone / I am acquainted with someone
• ξέρω κάτι = I know something

In everyday speech, Greeks do sometimes use ξέρω for people too, but γνωρίζω sounds especially appropriate here because the speaker means:

• I haven’t really gotten to know her yet.

Because καλά here is an adverb, not an adjective.

It describes how well the speaker knows her:

• τη γνωρίζω καλά = I know her well

If it were an adjective describing a feminine noun, then you would expect a feminine form like καλή. But that is not what is happening here.

So:

• καλά = well
• not good in the adjective sense

Here ακόμα means yet or still.

So:

• δεν τη γνωρίζω ακόμα καλά = I don’t know her well yet

It suggests that this may change in the future. The speaker is saying:

• I don’t dislike her
• I just haven’t had enough time to get to know her well

That makes the sentence softer and more natural.

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order, but some parts are still quite regular.

A few important points:

• object pronouns like τη usually come before the finite verb
• adverbs like ακόμα and καλά can move around somewhat for emphasis

So this order is very natural:

• δεν τη γνωρίζω ακόμα καλά

Other orders may also be possible, such as:

• δεν τη γνωρίζω καλά ακόμα

but they can sound slightly different in rhythm or emphasis.

The version in your sentence is smooth and standard.

Απλώς means simply, just, or it’s just that.

It helps soften the statement and clarify the speaker’s intention:

• Δεν έχω καμία αντιπάθεια...
• απλώς δεν τη γνωρίζω ακόμα καλά.

So the speaker is correcting a possible misunderstanding:

• It’s not dislike.
• It’s simply lack of familiarity.

This is a very common use of απλώς in Greek.

That mark is the Greek άνω τελεία.

It indicates a stronger pause than a comma. In many contexts, it works a bit like an English semicolon or colon.

So here:

• Δεν έχω καμία αντιπάθεια για τη νέα συνάδελφο· απλώς δεν τη γνωρίζω ακόμα καλά.

It separates two closely connected ideas:

1. I have no dislike for the new colleague.
2. I just don’t know her well yet.

It is not the Greek question mark. In Greek, the question mark looks like ;.