Questions & Answers about Η επιτροπή συναντιέται αύριο.
What does Η mean here?
Η is the feminine singular definite article, so it means the.
It matches επιτροπή, which is a feminine singular noun:
- η επιτροπή = the committee
It is capitalized here only because it is the first word of the sentence.
Why is επιτροπή feminine?
In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
Επιτροπή is a feminine noun, so it takes the feminine article η.
This is grammatical gender, not biological gender. Even though a committee is made up of people of any gender, the word επιτροπή itself is simply feminine as a noun.
Why is the verb συναντιέται singular if a committee has several people in it?
Because η επιτροπή is grammatically singular.
Greek verbs agree with the grammatical number of the subject:
- η επιτροπή = singular
- συναντιέται = 3rd person singular
So Greek treats the committee here as one unit, just as English often does in The committee is meeting tomorrow.
What form is συναντιέται?
Συναντιέται is the 3rd person singular present form of συναντιέμαι.
So:
- συναντιέμαι = I meet / I am meeting
- συναντιέται = he/she/it meets or is meeting
With η επιτροπή, it means:
- the committee meets
- the committee is meeting
depending on the context.
Why does συναντιέται look passive even though the meaning is active?
That is a very common question.
Greek has a set of endings often called middle/passive or mediopassive. A verb with those endings does not always have a truly passive meaning.
Συναντιέμαι is one of those verbs. In many contexts it means something active or reciprocal, like:
- meet
- meet with
- get together
So συναντιέται here does not mean is being met. It means meets / is meeting.
Is this sentence present or future? Why is there no θα?
The verb form is present, but the sentence refers to the future because of αύριο (tomorrow).
Greek often uses the present tense for a planned or scheduled future event, just like English does in sentences such as:
- The committee meets tomorrow
- The committee is meeting tomorrow
So Η επιτροπή συναντιέται αύριο is completely natural Greek.
Could I also say Η επιτροπή θα συναντηθεί αύριο?
Yes, absolutely.
That is also a very natural sentence:
- Η επιτροπή θα συναντηθεί αύριο
A simple way to feel the difference is:
- συναντιέται αύριο = sounds like a planned/scheduled arrangement
- θα συναντηθεί αύριο = straightforward future
In many real situations, both are possible.
Why is there no word for with?
Because the sentence does not say who the committee is meeting with. It just says that the committee is meeting.
If you want to add the other party, Greek often uses με:
- Η επιτροπή συναντιέται με τον διευθυντή αύριο.
- The committee is meeting with the director tomorrow.
So the original sentence is complete on its own; it simply leaves that detail unstated.
What is αύριο grammatically?
Here αύριο functions as an adverb of time, meaning tomorrow.
Greek often uses time words directly, without a preposition:
- σήμερα = today
- αύριο = tomorrow
- χθες / χτες = yesterday
So you do not need a word like on or at before αύριο.
Can the word order change?
Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.
The original sentence is neutral and natural:
- Η επιτροπή συναντιέται αύριο.
But you could also say:
- Αύριο η επιτροπή συναντιέται.
- Η επιτροπή αύριο συναντιέται.
The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes a little:
- putting αύριο first highlights tomorrow
How is this sentence stressed and pronounced?
A learner will usually want to notice the stress:
- Η — pronounced ee
- επιτροπή — stress on the last syllable: επιτροΠΗ
- συναντιέται — stress on -τιέ-
- αύριο — stress on the first syllable: Αύριο
A rough pronunciation guide is:
- i epitropEE sinandjEte AVrio
For αύριο, the αυ is pronounced like av here.
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