Questions & Answers about Κλείνω το κινητό μου ώστε να συγκεντρωθώ στο μάθημα.
That is a very common use of κλείνω in Modern Greek.
- basic meaning: I close / I shut
- with devices, especially phones: I turn off / I switch off
So Κλείνω το κινητό μου means I turn off my phone.
A few related examples:
- Κλείνω την τηλεόραση. = I turn off the TV.
- Κλείνω το φως. = I turn off the light.
So Greek often uses the same verb for close and turn off, depending on the object.
το κινητό μου means my mobile phone.
Breakdown:
- το = the (neuter singular)
- κινητό = mobile phone / cell phone
- μου = my
Here κινητό is neuter singular, and it appears in the accusative because it is the direct object of κλείνω.
In this case, nominative and accusative look the same:
- το κινητό = the phone (subject or object, depending on context)