Do you know what it is yet?

Greek translation: Κατάλαβες τί είναι;

12:09 Mar 9, 2002
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Greek translation:Κατάλαβες τί είναι;
Explanation:
(Kat'alaves ti 'ine?)singular form
Καταλάβατε τί είναι;(Katalavate ti einai?)
There is also the following form:
Κατάλαβες/Καταλάβατε τί κρύβετε;
(Katalabes/Katalavate ti kr'ivete?)
It literally means
"Have you understood what hides(behind)?"
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Spyros Chryssikopoulos
Greece
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4 +7Κατάλαβες τί είναι;
Spyros Chryssikopoulos
5Χέρεις τι ειναι ακόμη
Margaret Lagoyianni


  

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Χέρεις τι ειναι ακόμη


Explanation:
pronounced - xέris ti ine akόmi
This is the singular form
More polite formal would be
Ξέρετε τι είναι ακόμη

Also,γνωρίζετε τι είναι ακόμη -gnorιzete ti ine akόmi

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Note added at 2002-03-09 12:18:20 (GMT)
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Ξέρετε - is pronounced xέrete

Margaret Lagoyianni
United Kingdom
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Κατάλαβες τί είναι;


Explanation:
(Kat'alaves ti 'ine?)singular form
Καταλάβατε τί είναι;(Katalavate ti einai?)
There is also the following form:
Κατάλαβες/Καταλάβατε τί κρύβετε;
(Katalabes/Katalavate ti kr'ivete?)
It literally means
"Have you understood what hides(behind)?"


Spyros Chryssikopoulos
Greece
Local time: 13:29
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in pair: 52
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agree  Alexandra Fakalou: or, δεν κατάλαβες ακόμα τι είναι, [den katalaves akoma ti einai?], just to give also the connotation of "yet"
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