Learn Hardcore Greek: Δείχνει το δίπλωμα οδήγησης και πληρώνει προκαταβολή και τέλη κυκλοφορίας. - He shows his driving licence and pays a down payment and road tax.

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Δείχνει το δίπλωμα οδήγησης και πληρώνει προκαταβολή και τέλη κυκλοφορίας.

Meaning

He shows his driving licence and pays a down payment and road tax.

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Breakdown of Δείχνει το δίπλωμα οδήγησης και πληρώνει προκαταβολή και τέλη κυκλοφορίας.

What form are δείχνει and πληρώνει?

Both are present tense, 3rd person singular verb forms.

In Greek, the present tense can often cover both the simple present and the progressive idea, depending on context.

Both verbs are in the imperfective present, which is the normal dictionary-type present used for ongoing, habitual, or general actions.

Why is there no subject word like he, she, or they?

Greek very often leaves out the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

So instead of saying:

Greek normally just says:

The ending -ει already tells you it is 3rd person singular. The exact subject (he, she, or sometimes it) comes from context.

Could δείχνει and πληρώνει mean you show / you pay?