Word
Αποκλείεται, το αφεντικό πήρε ένα άλλο φυτό!
Meaning
No way, the boss got another plant!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Αποκλείεται, το αφεντικό πήρε ένα άλλο φυτό!
ένα
one
παίρνω
to take
άλλος
another
το φυτό
the plant
Questions & Answers about Αποκλείεται, το αφεντικό πήρε ένα άλλο φυτό!
Why does Αποκλείεται mean something like No way! or Impossible!?
Literally, αποκλείεται comes from the verb αποκλείω / αποκλείομαι and means it is excluded or it’s ruled out.
In everyday Greek, though, Αποκλείεται! is a very common fixed expression meaning:
- No way!
- Impossible!
- That can’t be!
So even though its literal structure looks less direct than English, learners should treat it as a natural exclamation.
Why is there a comma after Αποκλείεται?
Because Αποκλείεται is being used as a separate reaction before the rest of the sentence.
So the structure is basically:
- Αποκλείεται,
- το αφεντικό πήρε ένα άλλο φυτό!
In English, this is similar to:
- No way, the boss got another plant!
The comma shows a pause between the emotional reaction and the statement that follows.
Why is το αφεντικό neuter? Isn’t the boss a person?