Breakdown of Χρειάζομαι σαφήνεια στις οδηγίες, αλλιώς μπερδεύομαι και χάνω χρόνο.
και
and
χρειάζομαι
to need
σε
in
χάνω
to lose
Questions & Answers about Χρειάζομαι σαφήνεια στις οδηγίες, αλλιώς μπερδεύομαι και χάνω χρόνο.
What does Χρειάζομαι mean, and why doesn’t it look like a regular -ω verb?
Χρειάζομαι means I need.
It comes from the verb χρειάζομαι, which is one of those Greek verbs that often appears in middle/passive-looking forms but has an active meaning.
So:
- χρειάζομαι = I need
- χρειάζεσαι = you need
- χρειάζεται = he/she/it needs
Even though it ends in -ομαι, here it does not mean I am being needed. It simply means I need.
This is very common in Greek, so it is worth getting used to verbs whose form looks passive but whose meaning is active.
Why is it σαφήνεια and not an adjective like σαφείς or σαφές?
Because the sentence is saying I need clarity, not I need clear instructions.
- σαφήνεια = clarity, clearness
- σαφής / σαφές / σαφείς = clear
So:
- Χρειάζομαι σαφήνεια = I need clarity
- Χρειάζομαι σαφείς οδηγίες = I need clear instructions
In your sentence, the speaker is asking for the quality of clarity, not directly describing the instructions with an adjective.
Why is it στις οδηγίες? What does mean here?