Χρεώνω την κάρτα.

I charge the card.

Breakdown of Χρεώνω την κάρτα.

• η κάρτα: the card
• χρεώνω: to debit; charge

Questions & Answers about Χρεώνω την κάρτα.

What does Χρεώνω mean here?

Here χρεώνω means I charge in the financial sense: I put an amount on a card, bill a card, or debit a card.

It does not mean I charge in the sense of giving a battery power. For that, Greek usually uses φορτίζω.

So:

• Χρεώνω την κάρτα. = I charge the card / I bill the card
• Φορτίζω το κινητό. = I charge the phone

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

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

• Χρεώνω already means I charge
• the ending -ω tells you the subject is I

So Greek usually says:

• Χρεώνω την κάρτα.

rather than:

• Εγώ χρεώνω την κάρτα.

You can add εγώ (I) for emphasis, but it is not normally necessary.

What does την mean, and why is it there?