Questions & Answers about Η ευχή της μαμάς μου είναι να είμαι υγιής.
Why is it της μαμάς μου and not η μαμά μου at the start?
Because the subject of the sentence is η ευχή (the wish), not η μαμά.
- Η ευχή της μαμάς μου literally means “the wish of my mom” → my mom’s wish.
- In Greek, when you say “X’s Y”, you usually put Y in the nominative with the article, and X in the genitive:
- η ευχή της μαμάς μου = the wish of my mom
- το σπίτι του φίλου μου = the house of my friend
If you wanted “My mom wishes that I be healthy” (making μαμά the subject), you would say:
- Η μαμά μου εύχεται να είμαι υγιής.
So:
- Η ευχή της μαμάς μου… = My mom’s wish is…
- Η μαμά μου… = My mom … (does something)
What exactly does της μαμάς μου mean, and why do we need both της and μου?