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- "Δεν θα ξοδεύω."
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Does ξοδεύω mean "spend" only in the sense of "disburse money" or is it also used with "time" and "energy/resources"?
I'm a the only one thinking that at least the English sentence sounds strange wihout a direct object?
It´s not valid. "to spend", just like many other English verbs (to like, to need) needs and doesn´t exist without an object. It´s broken English, not English.
Yes, your point is well taken but this was the closest we could get to a correct translation of the Greek. We could have added an object to the Greek sentence to make the Eng. sound better but that's defeating the purpose and would result in distorting the Greek to conform to the English and would be unfair to the learner.
Why not put this item in the 'Future Simple' section? - Because, you know, it's in the Future Simple and not the Present Simple.
True. A mistake was made while creating the sentence and so it was placed under the "Present Simple" category. Since it cannot be removed, however, the sentence will have to stay like this.
I am going to and I will are both expressions of intent. The meanings are the same.
Sorry, I said I would add..."going to" but didn't. This time I have added it before commenting.
