Η φίλη μου είναι εκεί.

• Η: the (feminine nominative singular definite article; capitalized only because it starts the sentence)
• φίλη: (female) friend
• μου: my (unstressed/enclitic possessive pronoun; literally “of me”)
• είναι: is (3rd person singular of “to be”; also used for “are” in 3rd person plural)
• εκεί: there

Rough pronunciation: ee FEE-lee moo EE-neh eh-KEE Whole meaning: My (female) friend is there.

In Greek, the definite article is normally used together with a possessive pronoun:

• η φίλη μου = the friend my = my friend The article marks definiteness and agrees with the noun in gender/number/case; μου marks possession. You usually keep both. You typically drop the article only in:
• direct address (vocative): Φίλη μου! = My friend!
• some set expressions
• when you mean “a friend of mine”: use the indefinite article: Μια φίλη μου…

Because φίλη is a feminine noun. The feminine nominative singular article is η.

• masculine: ο φίλος (male friend)
• feminine: η φίλη (female friend)
• neuter: το
  • neuter nouns

είναι is the 3rd person singular of “to be” (είμαι). It means “is” here, agreeing with the singular subject η φίλη μου. Note: the same form είναι also serves as 3rd person plural “are” (e.g., Οι φίλοι μου είναι εκεί = My friends are there).

Quick present-tense chart:

• είμαι (I am), είσαι (you are), είναι (he/she/it is), είμαστε (we are), είστε/είσαστε (you are), είναι (they are)

Yes. Greek word order is flexible.

• Η φίλη μου είναι εκεί (neutral)
• Εκεί είναι η φίλη μου (puts emphasis on “there”) Both are correct.

Context matters. η φίλη μου can mean “my (female) friend,” and in some contexts can imply “my girlfriend,” but to be clear for a romantic partner people often say:

• η κοπέλα μου = my girlfriend
• ο φίλος μου similarly can mean “my (male) friend” or “my boyfriend,” but for clarity: ο σύντροφός μου (my partner).

It goes after the noun (it’s an enclitic): η φίλη μου, το βιβλίο μου. You don’t say “μου φίλη.” For emphasis you can use:

• η δική μου φίλη (my own friend), or
• η φίλη μου η Μαρία (apposition to specify which friend)

Here it’s nominative (subject of the sentence). It changes with function:

• Accusative (direct object): Βλέπω τη φίλη μου. (I see my friend.)
• Genitive (possession): Το βιβλίο της φίλης μου. (My friend’s book.) The article and noun endings change with the case.

Use the same word order, rising intonation, and the Greek question mark (;) if writing:

• Η φίλη μου είναι εκεί;

Use the masculine noun and article:

• Ο φίλος μου είναι εκεί. = My (male) friend is there.

Modern Greek marks the stressed syllable with a written accent (τόνος). It shows where to put the stress:

• φί-λη, εί-ναι, ε-κεί. Because μου is an unstressed enclitic, it doesn’t carry an accent here (η φίλη μου).