Διαπραγματεύομαι την τιμή.

Not necessarily. In Modern Greek, some verbs appear in the -ομαι form but still have an active meaning. διαπραγματεύομαι means I negotiate / I’m negotiating, not I am being negotiated.

So for a learner, the safest approach is to learn διαπραγματεύομαι as the normal verb for to negotiate.

It is the present tense.

In English, this Greek present can match both:

• I negotiate the price
• I’m negotiating the price

So the exact English translation depends on context. Greek does not need a separate form here to distinguish simple present from present continuous.

Because Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

The ending in διαπραγματεύομαι shows first person singular, so the sentence already means I negotiate / I’m negotiating without needing εγώ.

You could add εγώ for emphasis, but it is not necessary:

• Εγώ διαπραγματεύομαι την τιμή.

That would sound more like I’m the one negotiating the price or I negotiate the price with emphasis on I.

Because την τιμή is the direct object of the verb.

Greek changes articles according to case:

• η τιμή = nominative, used for the subject
• την τιμή = accusative, used for the direct object

Here, the price is what is being negotiated, so it must be in the accusative:

• Διαπραγματεύομαι την τιμή.

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

So την τιμή literally means the price, but in natural English the translation might sometimes just be price, depending on context.

In Greek, the article often sounds completely normal even where English would leave it out.

No. τιμή can also mean honor.

Greek words often have more than one meaning, and context tells you which one is intended. With διαπραγματεύομαι, the meaning price is the natural one:

• διαπραγματεύομαι την τιμή = negotiate the price

If the context were different, τιμή could mean honor instead.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

• Διαπραγματεύομαι την τιμή.

But you could also say:

• Την τιμή διαπραγματεύομαι.

That changes the emphasis, making την τιμή more prominent. For a beginner, though, the original order is the safest and most natural one to use first.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

/ði.apraɣmaˈtevome tin tiˈmi/

A few helpful points:

• Δ sounds like th in this
• γ before μ is a soft throat sound, not a hard English g
• the stress in διαπραγματεύομαι falls on -τεύ-
• the stress in τιμή falls on the last syllable

So an approximate English-friendly guide would be:

thee-a-prahgh-ma-TE-vo-me teen tee-MEE

It is only approximate, but it helps with the main stress.

Yes. In Greek, verbs are normally listed in dictionaries in the first person singular present form.

So unlike English, where you usually look up to negotiate, in Greek you look up:

• διαπραγματεύομαι

That is completely normal and important to get used to.

Yes.

Depending on context, it can mean:

• I negotiate the price as a general habit
• I’m negotiating the price right now

If you want to make right now clearer, Greek often adds a time expression such as:

• Τώρα διαπραγματεύομαι την τιμή. = I’m negotiating the price now.

No. It is a general verb meaning to negotiate.

You can negotiate many things, such as:

• a price
• terms
• conditions
• an agreement

In this sentence, την τιμή tells you specifically what is being negotiated.

You can, but you would usually change the word order to show emphasis:

• Την τιμή διαπραγματεύομαι.

That puts more focus on την τιμή.

So the original sentence is the neutral version, while the changed order is more emphatic.