Τον Σεπτέμβριο έχω πάλι μάθημα ελληνικών στο πανεπιστήμιο.

to have

Breakdown of Τον Σεπτέμβριο έχω πάλι μάθημα ελληνικών στο πανεπιστήμιο.

• σε: at
• πάλι: again
• το μάθημα: the class

Questions & Answers about Τον Σεπτέμβριο έχω πάλι μάθημα ελληνικών στο πανεπιστήμιο.

Why is it Τον Σεπτέμβριο and not just Σεπτέμβριος?

Because Greek often uses the accusative case with time expressions like months when it means in September.

• ο Σεπτέμβριος = September as a dictionary form, nominative
• τον Σεπτέμβριο = in September

So Τον Σεπτέμβριο is a very common way to say in September.

You may also see τον Σεπτέμβρη, which is a more everyday version of the month name.

What exactly is the role of τον here?

Τον is the masculine singular accusative definite article, meaning the.

It agrees with Σεπτέμβριο, which is masculine. In this sentence, the article is part of the time expression:

• τον Σεπτέμβριο = in September

So even though English does not say the September here, Greek normally uses the article in this structure.

Why is έχω used? Does it literally mean I have?

Yes, έχω literally means I have. But in Greek, έχω μάθημα is a very common expression meaning:

• I have class
• I have a lesson
• I have a course

So έχω πάλι μάθημα ελληνικών is not about possessing a lesson; it means that classes start again, or that the speaker has Greek class again.

Why is it in the singular? In English we might say .