Learn Hardcore Greek: Στη γειτονιά μου δεν έχει πολύ φύση, μόνο ένα μικρό πάρκο για περίπατο. - In my neighborhood there is not much nature, only a small park for a walk.

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Στη γειτονιά μου δεν έχει πολύ φύση, μόνο ένα μικρό πάρκο για περίπατο.

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In my neighborhood there is not much nature, only a small park for a walk.

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Breakdown of Στη γειτονιά μου δεν έχει πολύ φύση, μόνο ένα μικρό πάρκο για περίπατο.

What does Στη mean, and why is it written like that instead of σε τη?

Στη is the combination (contraction) of the preposition σε (in / at) and the feminine definite article τη(ν) (the).

σε + τη(ν) = στη(ν)
So Στη γειτονιά μου literally = In the neighborhood of me → In my neighborhood.

In speech, Greeks almost always use the contracted form (στο, στη, στον, στην, etc.), and in writing this contraction is also standard.

Why is γειτονιά followed by μου instead of putting μου before the noun like in English?

In Greek, possessive pronouns like μου (my) usually go after the noun:

This post‑position is the normal pattern for the unstressed possessive pronouns:

Putting μου before the noun (e.g. μου γειτονιά) is either wrong or would sound poetic/very marked in modern standard Greek.

Why is δεν έχει used here? Who or what is the subject of έχει?