Questions & Answers about Δώσε μου μία υπόδειξη.
What form is Δώσε?
Δώσε is the singular informal imperative of δίνω (to give).
So this is the form you use when telling one person you know well to do something:
- Δώσε μου... = Give me...
It corresponds to English give!, but in Greek it is a specific verb form, not just the base verb.
A few related forms are:
- δίνω = I give
- έδωσα = I gave
- δώσε = give! (to one person, informal)
- δώστε = give! (to more than one person, or politely to one person)
Why is μου used here?
Μου means to me or me, depending on how English expresses it.
In Δώσε μου μία υπόδειξη, it marks the person receiving the thing being given:
- Δώσε = give
- μου = to me
- μία υπόδειξη = a hint / a suggestion / an indication
So Greek uses μου where English often just says me:
- Give me a hint.
- literally: Give to-me a hint.
This μου is a weak pronoun form, and it commonly appears right after the imperative:
- Δώσε μου...
- Πες μου... = tell me...
- Φέρε μου... = bring me...
Why is it μία υπόδειξη?