Δεν θέλω ούτε η ενοχή ούτε η ζήλια να χαλάνε τις φιλίες μας.

to want

Breakdown of Δεν θέλω ούτε η ενοχή ούτε η ζήλια να χαλάνε τις φιλίες μας.

• δεν: not
• να: to
• ούτε ... ούτε: neither ... nor

Questions & Answers about Δεν θέλω ούτε η ενοχή ούτε η ζήλια να χαλάνε τις φιλίες μας.

What does ούτε ... ούτε mean, and why is it used twice?

Ούτε ... ούτε means neither ... nor.

So:

• ούτε η ενοχή ούτε η ζήλια = neither guilt nor jealousy

Greek repeats ούτε before each item, just like English repeats neither/nor across the pair.

In this sentence, it links the two things the speaker does not want affecting the friendships.

Why do we have η in ούτε η ενοχή ούτε η ζήλια?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

• η ενοχή = the guilt
• η ζήλια = the jealousy

Even though English often says just guilt or jealousy without the, Greek commonly uses the article with abstract nouns when speaking generally.

So Greek says literally something like:

• neither the guilt nor the jealousy

but the natural English translation is often just:

• neither guilt nor jealousy

Why is it να χαλάνε after θέλω?

After θέλω (I want), Greek normally uses να plus a verb, not an infinitive.