 | Καταφέρει - manages or manging? |
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Sorry, simple question. The word καταφέρει. How do I know if it is "he, she, it manages" or "he, she, it is managing"? |
| Re: Καταφέρει - manages or manging? |
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If you ask about general meaning - καταφέρω or καταφέρνω means "I succeed in doing something" rather than "I manage". If you ask about grammatical difference - there is no distinction between present simple and present continuous in Greek, so you have to determine the difference from context, like: Το καταφέρει κάθε μέρα - he manages it/succeeds in it every day. Το καταφέρει τώρα - he's managing it/succeeding in it right now. These examples look rather artificial, because I think this verb is rarely used in its present tense, you'll likely see it in aorist (past simple), perfect or future tenses and their subjunctive forms. |
