Πρέπει for a Conclusion

Level 5Sounds Like prépei

Πρέπει να can express a strong inference as well as obligation.

How It Works

Πρέπει να can express a strong inference as well as obligation.

Πρέπει να είναι σπίτι can mean he or she must be at home, based on evidence. Context distinguishes this estimate from a requirement to be home; the same surface form does not have only one modal meaning.

Greek	Meaning
Πρέπει να είναι σπίτι τώρα.	He or she must be at home now.
Πρέπει να έχει φύγει ήδη.	He or she must have left already.
Πρέπει να ήταν κουρασμένη.	She must have been tired.

Examples (3)

Πρέπει να είναι σπίτι τώρα.
He or she must be at home now.
Πρέπει να έχει φύγει ήδη.
He or she must have left already.
Πρέπει να ήταν κουρασμένη.
She must have been tired.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

Πρέπει for a ConclusionLevel 5

Learn This First

Recognize necessity with πρέπει before distinguishing an evidence-based inference from an obligation.

πρέπει ναExpressing Necessity
Recognize necessity with πρέπει before distinguishing an evidence-based inference from an obligation.
Level 2

Words in This Pattern

πρέπει

Practice Πρέπει for a Conclusion in Bubblegum

Poppy, your AI tutor, writes Greek lessons at your level. Tap any grammar point in a lesson to see its full explanation.