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it is you that
they want
The weak (clitic) pronoun follows the verb
in the imperative or with the adverbial verb
form /-ondas/.
Emphatic pronouns
The most commonly used pronouns are the
weak/clitic pronouns for direct objects.
When we want to emphasize the person,
we can use both the emphatic and the
weak forms. In this case the emphatic
pronoun can be either preposed, i.e. placed
before the person, or postposed, i.e. placed
afterwards. This would then be said with a
mild emphasis (topic intonation).
The same structure appears with lexical
nouns.
Δες τον
Βλέποντάς τον
Σε ξέρει ο
Σαχίνης
Εσένα σε ξέρει ο Σαχίνης
Σε ξέρει ο Σαχίνης εσένα
We can also use the emphatic pronoun
exclusively when we want to denote contrast
between the specified person and nobody
else. In this case the pronoun is stressed
with a focus intonation (strong emphasis).
• Do not confuse the personal pronoun
(immediately preceding the verb) with the
possessive pronoun (following the noun it
modifies, see possessive pronouns).
Το Γιώργο τον ξέρει ο Σαχίνης
Τον ξέρει ο Σαχίνης το Γιώργο
it is you (nobody
else)
ΕΣΕΝΑ ξέρει ο Σαχίνης
Δεν θέλουν το Σαχίνη, εσένα
θέλουν
Η Αγκάθα κάλεσε το Λάκη και την Κλειώ
στο πάρτι και τους είπε να φέρουν τους
δίσκους τους.