Με κοιτάει περίεργα.

Με is the weak form of the personal pronoun meaning me.

In this sentence, it functions as the object of the verb:

• Με κοιτάει = He/She looks at me / He/She is looking at me

Greek often uses these short object pronouns before the verb:

• με = me
• σε = you
• τον / τη(ν) / το = him / her / it

So με is not optional if you want to say who is being looked at.

In Greek, object clitic pronouns like με usually come before the verb.

So Greek says:

• Με κοιτάει
  literally: Me looks-at

where English says:

• He/She looks at me

This word order is very normal in Greek. You will see it all the time:

• Με βλέπει = He/She sees me
• Σε ξέρει = He/She knows you
• Τον αγαπάω = I love him

Κοιτάει is the 3rd person singular present tense of κοιτάω / κοιτώ, meaning to look (at).

So κοιτάει can mean:

• he looks
• she looks
• it looks
• and very often in context, he/she is looking

Greek present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous in English.

You may also see:

• κοιτάει
• κοιτάει
• κοιτάζει in some contexts with a related verb pattern, though κοιτάω is the standard verb here

A very common equivalent form is:

• κοιτάει
• κοιτά

Both are used in modern Greek, depending on style and speech habits.

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are understood from the verb ending.

Because κοιτάει is 3rd person singular, the subject is already built into the verb:

• he/she/it looks

So Greek does not need to say αυτός or αυτή unless there is emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Με κοιτάει. = He/She is looking at me.
• Αυτή με κοιτάει. = She is looking at me.
  (This sounds more emphatic, like she is the one looking at me.)

Περίεργα here is an adverb, meaning strangely, oddly, or in a weird way.

It describes how the person is looking:

• Με κοιτάει περίεργα. = He/She is looking at me strangely.

It comes from the adjective περίεργος / περίεργη / περίεργο meaning:

• strange
• odd
• weird
• curious, depending on context

Compare:

• Είναι περίεργος. = He is strange / curious.
• Με κοιτάει περίεργα. = He is looking at me strangely.

So the -α form here is not a feminine adjective; it is an adverbial form.

Yes. Περίεργα is quite flexible in tone.

Depending on context, it can suggest:

• strangely
• weirdly
• oddly
• in a suspicious way
• as if something is off

So the sentence can imply anything from mild curiosity to discomfort:

• someone is staring
• someone is acting oddly
• someone is giving you a strange look

The exact feeling depends on the situation and tone of voice.

No. In Greek, κοιτάω usually takes a direct object without a preposition.

So:

• Με κοιτάει = He/She is looking at me

English needs at:

• look at me

Greek does not:

• not κοιτάει σε μένα in the normal direct sense

You can say κοιτάει εμένα for emphasis, but the normal simple form is:

• με κοιτάει

This is a very common difference between English and Greek.

Yes, Greek word order is fairly flexible.

The most neutral version is:

• Με κοιτάει περίεργα.

But you can also say:

• Περίεργα με κοιτάει.
  This puts more focus on περίεργα.
• Με κοιτάει με περίεργο τρόπο.
  Literally He/She looks at me in a strange way. This is a bit more explicit.

Even though word order can shift, the original sentence sounds very natural and common in everyday Greek.

Κοιτάει is pronounced roughly like kee-TA-ee, with the stress on τά.

A few useful points:

• κοι sounds like kee
• τά is stressed
• ει sounds like ee

In modern Greek, several spellings can make the ee sound, including:

• ι
• η
• υ
• ει
• οι

So although ει looks complicated, in pronunciation it is simply ee.

Yes. Με κοιτάει is the normal, everyday way to say He/She is looking at me.

Κοιτάει εμένα is possible, but it sounds more emphatic, like:

• He/She is looking at me
  (not someone else)

Compare:

• Με κοιτάει. = He/She is looking at me.
• Κοιτάει εμένα, όχι εσένα. = He/She is looking at me, not you.

So the short pronoun με is the default choice.

It can do both, depending on context.

Greek present tense can express:

1. something happening now
   • Με κοιτάει περίεργα. = He/She is looking at me strangely.
2. a habitual or repeated action
   • Κάθε φορά με κοιτάει περίεργα. = Every time, he/she looks at me strangely.

Without context, many learners will first understand it as something happening right now, but Greek itself allows either reading.

Yes, absolutely. Με κοιτάει περίεργα is a very natural, everyday sentence.

You might hear it when someone wants to say:

• He’s looking at me weirdly
• She keeps giving me a strange look
• Someone is staring at me in an odd way

It is short, idiomatic, and very common in spoken Greek.