Και η μαμά μου ψηφίζει πάντα, ακόμα κι όταν είναι κουρασμένη, γιατί πιστεύει ότι οι εκλογές επηρεάζουν την καθημερινή μας ζωή.

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Breakdown of Και η μαμά μου ψηφίζει πάντα, ακόμα κι όταν είναι κουρασμένη, γιατί πιστεύει ότι οι εκλογές επηρεάζουν την καθημερινή μας ζωή.

• και: and
• μου: my
• γιατί: because

Questions & Answers about Και η μαμά μου ψηφίζει πάντα, ακόμα κι όταν είναι κουρασμένη, γιατί πιστεύει ότι οι εκλογές επηρεάζουν την καθημερινή μας ζωή.

Why does the sentence start with Και? Is it necessary?

Και is the conjunction “and”, but at the beginning of a sentence it often works more like a discourse marker: it links this sentence to the previous thought or story.

• It suggests: “And also / And what’s more, my mom always votes…”
• Grammatically it is not necessary; you could say Η μαμά μου ψηφίζει πάντα… and the sentence would still be correct.
• Using Και just makes it sound more natural and connected in context, like in English when we sometimes start with “And” in conversation or narrative.

Why do we say η μαμά μου instead of just μαμά μου? In English we say “my mom”, not “the my mom”.

In Greek, it is normal to keep the definite article even when using a possessive pronoun:

• η μαμά μου = the mom my → “my mom”
• ο πατέρας σου = “your father”
• το σπίτι μας = “our house”

The pattern is usually:

article + noun + possessive pronoun

You can drop the article in some special cases:

• In direct address: Μαμά, έλα εδώ! (“Mom, come here!”) – no article.
• In some fixed expressions and very informal speech.

But in a normal declarative sentence like this, η μαμά μου with the article is the standard, natural form.

What’s the difference between μαμά and μητέρα?