Breakdown of Το να μιλάω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα είναι η καλύτερη εξάσκηση.
Questions & Answers about Το να μιλάω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα είναι η καλύτερη εξάσκηση.
It is a way of turning a verb phrase into a noun-like idea.
So το να μιλάω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα functions like a subject, similar to English speaking Greek every day.
Modern Greek does not use an infinitive the way English does, so instead of something like to speak, Greek often uses να + verb, and with το in front, the whole thing can act like a noun phrase.
In this sentence, το να μιλάω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα is the subject of είναι.
The το is what helps make the whole να-clause into a noun-like unit.
Without το, να μιλάω ελληνικά κάθε μέρα would not work well here as the subject of the sentence. It would sound more like a dependent clause, or in other contexts even like a wish, suggestion, or command.
So:
- να μιλάω... = just a να-clause
- το να μιλάω... = the act/idea of speaking...