Το διαμέρισμά μας δεν είναι μεγάλο, αλλά είναι ήσυχο.

Our apartment is not big, but it is quiet.

Breakdown of Το διαμέρισμά μας δεν είναι μεγάλο, αλλά είναι ήσυχο.

• είμαι: to be
• δεν: not
• αλλά: but
• ήσυχος: quiet

Questions & Answers about Το διαμέρισμά μας δεν είναι μεγάλο, αλλά είναι ήσυχο.

What is the structure of Το διαμέρισμά μας? Which word is “our” and which is “apartment”?

Το διαμέρισμά μας breaks down like this:

• το – the definite article “the”, neuter, singular, nominative.
• διαμέρισμά – the noun “apartment / flat” (base form: διαμέρισμα).
• μας – the weak possessive pronoun “our”.

So the order is literally “the apartment-our”, which in English is “our apartment”.

In Greek, the unstressed possessive pronouns (μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους) usually come after the noun they modify, not before it as in English.

Why does διαμέρισμα become διαμέρισμά with an accent on the last syllable?

The base word is διαμέρισμα (stress on μέ: dia‑ME‑ris‑ma).

When you add an enclitic like μας (our), Greek accent rules treat διαμέρισμα μας as one unit. The main stress is not allowed to be too far from the end of this unit, so it shifts toward the end of the word. This is why you see:

• διαμέρισμα → διαμέρισμά μας

So:

• without a clitic: διαμέρισμα
• with a clitic (μας, μου, σου, του, της, σας, τους): διαμέρισμά μας

As a learner, the practical rule is:

If a word normally has the stress three syllables from the end and is followed by μας / μου / σου / του / της / σας / τους, its written accent usually moves closer to the end (as in διαμέρισμά μας).

Why is μας placed after and not before, like English “our apartment”?