Την Παρασκευή πηγαίνω συχνά έξω με τη φίλη μου.

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Breakdown of Την Παρασκευή πηγαίνω συχνά έξω με τη φίλη μου.

• η φίλη: the female friend
• μου: my
• με: with

Questions & Answers about Την Παρασκευή πηγαίνω συχνά έξω με τη φίλη μου.

Why does the sentence start with Την Παρασκευή and not just Παρασκευή?

In Greek, days of the week usually take the definite article when you say on [day].

• Την Παρασκευή = on Friday
• Τη Δευτέρα = on Monday
• Την Τρίτη = on Tuesday, etc.

So Την Παρασκευή πηγαίνω… literally is The Friday I go…, but it is understood as On Friday I go….
Using the article with days in this way is standard Greek and sounds natural; saying just Παρασκευή πηγαίνω… would sound incomplete or marked in most contexts.

Why is it Την Παρασκευή with -ν, but τη φίλη μου usually written without -ν?

Both την and τη are forms of the same word: the feminine singular definite article in the accusative.

Modern spelling rules say:

• Write την (with ν) before:
  • a vowel: την Ελλάδα
  • the consonants: κ, π, τ, ξ, ψ, μπ, ντ, γκ, τσ, τζ
    e.g. την πόλη, την τάξη
• Otherwise you may drop the ν: τη φίλη, τη μητέρα

So:

• Την Παρασκευή: ν is kept because Π (π) is one of those consonants.
• τη φίλη μου: ν can be dropped before φ, so it’s written τη, though in speech many people still pronounce the ν: /tin fíli mu/.

What case is Την Παρασκευή, and why is that case used?