Η καθημερινή μου συνήθεια είναι να πίνω καφέ στο σαλόνι.

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Breakdown of Η καθημερινή μου συνήθεια είναι να πίνω καφέ στο σαλόνι.

• ο καφές: the coffee
• πίνω: to drink
• να: to

Questions & Answers about Η καθημερινή μου συνήθεια είναι να πίνω καφέ στο σαλόνι.

Why is μου after καθημερινή and not before, like in English my daily habit?

In Greek, short possessive pronouns like μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους usually come after the noun phrase they modify, not before it.

So the normal pattern is:

• η καθημερινή μου συνήθεια
  literally: the daily my habit

This is the most natural order in modern Greek. Putting μου before the noun (η μου καθημερινή συνήθεια) sounds wrong in modern Greek.

You can also see μου at the very end:

• η καθημερινή συνήθειά μου

This is also correct and quite common. The clitic μου can attach to the noun (συνήθειά), which then takes an extra accent. Both orders are fine; they differ more in rhythm than in meaning.

Why is the article Η used here? How do I know συνήθεια is feminine?

Η is the feminine nominative singular definite article, matching the noun συνήθεια, which is a feminine noun.

Greek articles must agree with the noun in:

• Gender: masculine / feminine / neuter
• Number: singular / plural
• Case: nominative / genitive / accusative / vocative

Here:

• συνήθεια is feminine, singular, nominative (it’s the subject of the sentence).
• So the correct article is η.
• The adjective καθημερινή is also in the feminine nominative singular, agreeing with συνήθεια.

So the whole phrase η καθημερινή μου συνήθεια is grammatically “matched up” in gender, number, and case.