Ο στόχος μου είναι ξεκάθαρος.

to be

Breakdown of Ο στόχος μου είναι ξεκάθαρος.

• μου: my
• ο στόχος: the goal
• ξεκάθαρος: clear

Questions & Answers about Ο στόχος μου είναι ξεκάθαρος.

What does each word in Ο στόχος μου είναι ξεκάθαρος mean literally?

Word by word:

• Ο – the (definite article, masculine singular, nominative)
• στόχος – goal, target, aim
• μου – my (unstressed possessive pronoun, literally "of me")
• είναι – is (3rd person singular of είμαι, to be)
• ξεκάθαρος – clear (in the sense of obvious, unambiguous)

So the structure is literally: “The goal my is clear.”, which in natural English is “My goal is clear.”

Why does Greek use Ο στόχος μου instead of something like μου στόχος for my goal?

In Greek, the normal way to say “my X” is:

article + noun + possessive pronoun
→ ο στόχος μου (my goal)
→ το βιβλίο μου (my book)
→ η φίλη μου (my (female) friend)

The possessive pronoun (μου, σου, του, etc.) usually comes after the noun and the noun almost always keeps its definite article.

Putting μου before the noun (μου στόχος) is not standard modern Greek; you’ll only see similar patterns in very poetic or old-fashioned language with different pronouns.

Why is there a definite article Ο if the sentence already means my goal?