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Greek Text:
Ο ιδιοκτήτης του καταστήματος πίσω από τον πάγκο κοιτάζει τη γυναίκα και τη ρωτάει αν χρειάζεται βοήθεια. Η πελάτισσα λέει: "Απλώς κοιτάζω. Δεν θέλω να αγοράσω τίποτα".

English Translation:
The shop owner behind the counter looks at the woman and asks if she needs help. The customer says: "I'm just looking. I don't want to buy anything."

Grammar Notes:
1. Ο ιδιοκτήτης (O idioktítis) - "The owner"
- Ο: The (masculine nominative singular definite article)
- ιδιοκτήτης: owner (nominative singular)

2. του καταστήματος (tou katastímatos) - "of the store"
- του: of the (masculine genitive singular definite article)
- καταστήματος: store (genitive singular of κατάστημα, meaning "store" or "shop")

3. πίσω από τον πάγκο (píso apó ton págo) - "behind the counter"
- πίσω: behind
- από: from
- τον: the (masculine accusative singular definite article)
- πάγκο: counter (accusative singular of πάγκος)

4. κοιτάζει (koitázei) - "looks at"
- κοιτάζει: looks at (3rd person singular present indicative of κοιτάζω, meaning "to look at")

5. τη γυναίκα (ti gynáika) - "the woman"
- τη: the (feminine accusative singular definite article)
- γυναίκα: woman (accusative singular)

6. και (kai) - "and"

7. τη ρωτάει (ti rotáei) - "asks her"
- τη: her (feminine accusative singular definite article, used here as a personal pronoun)
- ρωτάει: asks (3rd person singular present indicative of ρωτάω, meaning "to ask")

8. αν χρειάζεται (an chreiázetai) - "if she needs"
- αν: if
- χρειάζεται: needs (3rd person singular present indicative passive of χρειάζομαι, meaning "to need")

9. βοήθεια (voítheia) - "help"
- βοήθεια: help (nominative singular)

10. Η πελάτισσα (I pelátissa) - "The customer" (female)
- Η: The (feminine nominative singular definite article)
- πελάτισσα: customer (feminine nominative singular)

11. λέει (léei) - "says"
- λέει: says (3rd person singular present indicative of λέω, meaning "to say")

12. Απλώς κοιτάζω (Aplós koitázo) - "Just looking"
- Απλώς: just, simply
- κοιτάζω: I look (1st person singular present indicative of κοιτάζω)

13. Δεν θέλω (Den thélo) - "I don't want"
- Δεν: not
- θέλω: I want (1st person singular present indicative of θέλω, meaning "to want")

14. να αγοράσω (na agoráso) - "to buy"
- να: to (used here to form the subjunctive mood)
- αγοράσω: to buy (1st person singular aorist subjunctive of αγοράζω)

15. τίποτα (típota) - "nothing"
- τίποτα: nothing

The sentence translates to: "The owner of the store behind the counter looks at the woman and asks her if she needs help. The customer says: Just looking. I don't want to buy anything."

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