Τώρα η δουλειά μου εξαρτάται από το ίντερνετ.

Now my work depends on the internet.

Breakdown of Τώρα η δουλειά μου εξαρτάται από το ίντερνετ.

• τώρα: now
• η δουλειά: the work
• μου: my
• το ίντερνετ: the internet

Questions & Answers about Τώρα η δουλειά μου εξαρτάται από το ίντερνετ.

Why is it η δουλειά and not το δουλειά? How do I know the gender?

In Greek every noun has a grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, or neuter.
δουλειά (job / work) happens to be feminine, so it takes the feminine article η.

There isn’t a rule that says “δουλειά must be feminine”; you mostly learn the gender with the noun. However, many nouns ending in -ά are feminine (e.g. η χαρά – joy, η μαμά – mom, η φορά – time/occasion). So:

• η δουλειά = the job / the work
• Not: το δουλειά (ungrammatical)

When you look up a noun in a dictionary, it will show its gender, often as η δουλειά (f.).

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Why is it η δουλειά μου and not μου δουλειά like in English “my job”?

Greek usually places the unstressed possessive pronoun after the noun:

• η δουλειά μου = my job
• το βιβλίο σου = your book
• το σπίτι μας = our house

The forms μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους are enclitics: they “lean” on the preceding word and don’t normally stand alone in front of the noun.

You can say η δική μου δουλειά (“my own job”), but μου δουλειά on its own is wrong. You need:

• η δουλειά μου, never μου δουλειά.

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Why do we need the article η in η δουλειά μου? Could I just say δουλειά μου?