Breakdown of Ο ζαχαροπλάστης μάς έδωσε να δοκιμάσουμε μια νέα γέμιση με σοκολάτα, αλλά εγώ ήθελα κάτι πιο απλό.
θέλω
to want
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to
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with
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Why is it ο ζαχαροπλάστης and not some other form of the noun?
Ο ζαχαροπλάστης is in the nominative singular, because it is the subject of the sentence: the pastry chef is the one doing the action.
- ο = the for a masculine singular noun
- ζαχαροπλάστης = pastry chef / confectioner
This noun follows a very common masculine pattern in -ης:
- nominative: ο ζαχαροπλάστης
- genitive: του ζαχαροπλάστη
- accusative: τον ζαχαροπλάστη
So here the ending -ης shows the basic subject form.
Why is μάς used here?
Μάς means us. It is the object pronoun receiving the action of έδωσε.
So:
- Ο ζαχαροπλάστης μάς έδωσε...
- The pastry chef gave us... / let us...
In this sentence, μάς means the action is directed toward us.
You will often see this pronoun as μας without an accent too. The accented form μάς is often written to make it clear that it means us / to us, especially when there could otherwise be confusion with the possessive μας meaning our.