Η φίλη μου μένει σε αυτό το χωριό από παλιά.

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Breakdown of Η φίλη μου μένει σε αυτό το χωριό από παλιά.

• η φίλη: the female friend
• μου: my
• μένω: to live

Questions & Answers about Η φίλη μου μένει σε αυτό το χωριό από παλιά.

Why is the possessive μου placed after φίλη, instead of before it like in English (“my friend”)?

In Greek, the unstressed possessive pronouns (μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους) almost always come after the noun they belong to:

• η φίλη μου = my friend
• το σπίτι σου = your house
• ο αδελφός μας = our brother

They behave like little clitic words attached to the noun phrase.

So η φίλη μου is the normal, neutral way to say “my (female) friend.”
Putting the possessive before the noun (μου φίλη) is not standard in modern Greek. If you want extra emphasis, you might say η δική μου φίλη (“my friend (as opposed to someone else’s)”).

What exactly does μένει mean here? Is it “lives” or “stays”? Could I use ζει instead?