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"I am talking to you!"
Translation:Εγώ σας μιλάω!
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εσάς is the long or independent or strong form of the pronoun, σας is the short or weak form.
Short forms only come before verbs, I believe, or right after an imperative (command) form of a verb.
In other cases, such as after a (non-imperative) verb or a preposition, you generally need the long form.
Thus, σ' εσάς (which sounds like *σε σας, admittedly).
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"σας μιλάω εγώ" wasn't accepted. Could it be? (I thought that word order would better reflect the emphasis on "I" in the English.)
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Is "Σας μιλάω" correct too? After all, the subject of the sentence is implied in the verb form
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σου is never nominative; it's genitive.
σας is either genitive or accusative.
Use σου μιλάω when you're talking to one person.
Use σας μιλάω when you're talking to several people at once (or when you're speaking politely/formally to one person).
In the accusative, it's σε/σας: σε βλέπω "I see you" (one person), σας βλέπω "I see you" (several people).