Περπάτησα πέντε χιλιόμετρα.

to walk

Breakdown of Περπάτησα πέντε χιλιόμετρα.

• πέντε: five
• το χιλιόμετρο: kilometer

Questions & Answers about Περπάτησα πέντε χιλιόμετρα.

Why does the sentence start with Περπάτησα and not εγώ?

Greek often does not need a separate subject pronoun because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

• Περπάτησα = I walked
• The ending -α here tells you it is 1st person singular: I

So Περπάτησα πέντε χιλιόμετρα is a complete sentence by itself.

You can add εγώ if you want emphasis or contrast:

• Εγώ περπάτησα πέντε χιλιόμετρα, όχι αυτός.
  I walked five kilometers, not him.

Without emphasis, Greek usually leaves εγώ out.

What tense is Περπάτησα?

Περπάτησα is the aorist form of the verb περπατάω / περπατώ.

In this sentence, the aorist expresses a completed action in the past:

• Περπάτησα = I walked

It does not focus on the action as ongoing or repeated. It presents it as a whole event.

So this sentence sounds like:

• I walked five kilometers
• not I was walking five kilometers

What is the difference between Περπάτησα and περπατούσα?