Breakdown of Ας πάρουμε τρίποδο, κάρτα μνήμης και φωτογραφικό φλας.
και
and
παίρνω
to take
ας
let's
το τρίποδο
tripod
Questions & Answers about Ας πάρουμε τρίποδο, κάρτα μνήμης και φωτογραφικό φλας.
What does ας mean here?
ας is a very common particle used to make suggestions, usually translated as let's when it goes with a we form.
So:
- Ας πάρουμε = Let's take / let's get
It does not literally mean let us in a formal English sense; in everyday Greek, it is the normal way to suggest doing something together.
Examples:
- Ας φύγουμε. = Let's leave.
- Ας περιμένουμε. = Let's wait.
Why is it πάρουμε and not παίρνουμε?
Because after ας, Greek usually uses the subjunctive form, not the ordinary indicative form.
The verb is παίρνω = I take / get.
Its subjunctive form here is να πάρουμε or, with a suggestion, ας πάρουμε.
So:
- παίρνουμε = we take / we are taking
- ας πάρουμε = let's take / let's get
This is a very important pattern in Modern Greek:
- ας + subjunctive
In this sentence, πάρουμε is the 1st person plural form: we.
Is πάρουμε from the verb ? Why does the stem change?