Breakdown of Ακόμη και ο παππούς μου πίνει καπουτσίνο τώρα.
τώρα
now
πίνω
to drink
μου
my
ο παππούς
the grandfather
Questions & Answers about Ακόμη και ο παππούς μου πίνει καπουτσίνο τώρα.
What does Ακόμη και mean here, and why are there two words for even?
In this sentence, Ακόμη και works together as the expression even.
- ακόμη by itself can mean still, yet, or sometimes even depending on context
- και usually means and
- but together, ακόμη και is a very common way to say even
So Ακόμη και ο παππούς μου... means Even my grandfather...
It adds a sense of surprise or emphasis, as if the speaker did not especially expect the grandfather to be included.
Can ακόμη also be written as ακόμα?
Yes. Ακόμη and ακόμα are both common.
In everyday Modern Greek, ακόμα is very frequent in speech, while ακόμη can sound a little more careful or formal in some contexts. In this sentence, both would work:
- Ακόμη και ο παππούς μου πίνει καπουτσίνο τώρα.
- Ακόμα και ο παππούς μου πίνει καπουτσίνο τώρα.
The meaning is the same.
Why is it ο παππούς μου and not μου ο παππούς?