Word
Η γιαγιά μου πηγαίνει στην εκκλησία κάθε Κυριακή πρωί και μετά πίνει καφέ.
Meaning
My grandmother goes to church every Sunday morning and then drinks coffee.
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Breakdown of Η γιαγιά μου πηγαίνει στην εκκλησία κάθε Κυριακή πρωί και μετά πίνει καφέ.
ο καφές
the coffee
πίνω
to drink
και
and
πάω
to go
Questions & Answers about Η γιαγιά μου πηγαίνει στην εκκλησία κάθε Κυριακή πρωί και μετά πίνει καφέ.
Why do we say Η γιαγιά μου with the article Η even though we already have μου (“my”)?
In Greek, it is normal to use the definite article together with a possessive pronoun:
- η γιαγιά μου = my grandmother
- το σπίτι σου = your house
- ο φίλος του = his friend
The article (ο, η, το) is almost always used before a noun with a possessive, except in a few fixed expressions. So η γιαγιά μου is the standard, natural way to say “my grandmother.”
Leaving the article out (γιαγιά μου) is possible but sounds either more poetic, emotional, or like a special style, not neutral everyday speech.
Why is it γιαγιά μου and not η μου γιαγιά like in some other languages?
In Greek, the possessive pronoun (μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους) normally comes after the noun, not before it:
- η μητέρα μου = my mother
- ο πατέρας σου = your father
- το βιβλίο μας = our book
So the standard order is:
article + noun + possessive → η γιαγιά μου.
η μου γιαγιά is ungrammatical in modern Greek.
What does πηγαίνει mean exactly, and how is it conjugated?