Τι εννοείς όταν λες ότι το πρόγραμμα είναι δύσκολο;

What do you mean when you say that the schedule is difficult?

Breakdown of Τι εννοείς όταν λες ότι το πρόγραμμα είναι δύσκολο;

• είμαι: to be
• τι: what
• ότι: that
• όταν: when

Questions & Answers about Τι εννοείς όταν λες ότι το πρόγραμμα είναι δύσκολο;

Why does the sentence start with Τι?

Τι means what. It introduces a direct question, just like what in English.

So Τι εννοείς...; means What do you mean... ?

In Greek, τι is very commonly used to ask for clarification:

• Τι λες; = What are you saying?
• Τι θέλεις; = What do you want?

What does εννοείς mean exactly?

Εννοείς comes from the verb εννοώ, which means to mean or to have in mind.

Here, εννοείς is:

• 2nd person singular
• present tense
• so it means you mean

So:

• Τι εννοείς; = What do you mean?

It can also have the sense of what exactly are you trying to say?

Why is it εννοείς and not εννοώ or εννοεί?

Because the sentence is addressing you.

The verb changes depending on the subject:

• εννοώ = I mean
• εννοείς = you mean
• εννοεί = he/she/it means

Since the sentence is asking you what you mean, Greek uses εννοείς.