Νυστάζω τόσο πολύ που θέλω να πάω στο κρεβάτι τώρα.

to want

Breakdown of Νυστάζω τόσο πολύ που θέλω να πάω στο κρεβάτι τώρα.

• τώρα: now
• πάω: to go
• να: to

Questions & Answers about Νυστάζω τόσο πολύ που θέλω να πάω στο κρεβάτι τώρα.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

Here, νυστάζω means I am sleepy / I feel sleepy, and the ending -ω shows first person singular, so εγώ (I) is not necessary.

You could say Εγώ νυστάζω τόσο πολύ... if you want extra emphasis, but normally Greek leaves I out.

What exactly does νυστάζω mean?

Νυστάζω means I feel sleepy or I’m getting sleepy.

It is a verb, not an adjective. So Greek expresses this idea as an action/state with a verb:

• Νυστάζω. = I’m sleepy.

This is different from English, where we usually use to be + adjective: I’m sleepy.

Why does Greek use τόσο πολύ? Doesn’t that sound like saying so very much?

Τόσο πολύ is a very common Greek way to say so much or so with emphasis.

In this sentence:

• τόσο = so
• πολύ = much / a lot

Together, τόσο πολύ strengthens the idea: so much / so very much.

You could also say just Νυστάζω πολύ = I’m very sleepy / I’m quite sleepy, but τόσο πολύ makes the result clause that follows sound more natural: I’m so sleepy that...