Ανεβαίνω τον λόφο αργά, γιατί πονάει λίγο το γόνατό μου.

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Breakdown of Ανεβαίνω τον λόφο αργά, γιατί πονάει λίγο το γόνατό μου.

• μου: my
• γιατί: because
• αργά: slowly

Questions & Answers about Ανεβαίνω τον λόφο αργά, γιατί πονάει λίγο το γόνατό μου.

Why is Ανεβαίνω translated as I’m going up / I’m climbing even though it looks like a simple present?

In Modern Greek, the present tense often covers both:

• simple present: I climb / I go up
• present progressive: I am climbing / I am going up

So Ανεβαίνω can mean either, depending on context.

The verb is ανεβαίνω, and here it is in the 1st person singular:

• ανεβαίνω = I go up / I climb

Greek does not need a separate form like English I am climbing in order to show an action happening right now.

Why is it τον λόφο and not ο λόφος?

Because τον λόφο is in the accusative case, which is used for the direct object.

Here, ανεβαίνω is being used transitively:

• ανεβαίνω τον λόφο = I climb/go up the hill

The noun changes like this:

• ο λόφος = the hill (nominative)
• τον λόφο = the hill (accusative)

So the article and noun both change to show their role in the sentence.

Could you also say ανεβαίνω στον λόφο?