Διαβάστε οτιδήποτε σας στείλουν πριν το υπογράψετε.

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Breakdown of Διαβάστε οτιδήποτε σας στείλουν πριν το υπογράψετε.

• στέλνω: to send
• σας: you
• διαβάζω: to read

Questions & Answers about Διαβάστε οτιδήποτε σας στείλουν πριν το υπογράψετε.

Why are Διαβάστε and υπογράψετε plural? Is the sentence talking to several people?

They are 2nd-person plural forms, but in Greek that can mean either:

• more than one person
• one person in a polite/formal way

So this sentence could be addressed to:

• a group: Read anything they send you before you sign it
• one person formally: Read anything they send you before you sign it

The pronoun σας works the same way: it can mean you all or polite singular you.

Why is it Διαβάστε and not διαβάζετε?

Διαβάστε is the aorist imperative of διαβάζω. In simple terms, it presents the action as one complete act:

• Διαβάστε = Read it
• διαβάζετε = more like be reading / read regularly / keep reading

In instructions and warnings, Greek often uses the aorist imperative when the speaker means do this once, fully, before the next step. That fits this sentence well: first read it, then sign it.

What exactly does οτιδήποτε mean here?