Breakdown of Ο υπολογιστής μου δεν είναι χαλασμένος, αλλά σήμερα το ίντερνετ φαίνεται τελείως κολλημένο.
είμαι
to be
δεν
not
σήμερα
today
μου
my
Questions & Answers about Ο υπολογιστής μου δεν είναι χαλασμένος, αλλά σήμερα το ίντερνετ φαίνεται τελείως κολλημένο.
Why does the sentence use Ο υπολογιστής μου (with Ο) when in English we just say my computer without the?
In Greek, when you use a possessive pronoun like μου (my), you normally still keep the definite article:
- Ο υπολογιστής μου = the my computer (literally) → my computer
This is standard Greek structure:
- το βιβλίο μου – my book
- η μητέρα σου – your mother
- τα παιδιά του – his children
So the article Ο is not extra or optional here; it is the normal way to say my computer in Greek.
Why is μου placed after υπολογιστής and not before, like μου υπολογιστής?
The possessive pronouns μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους usually come after the noun as clitics:
- ο φίλος μου – my friend
- η τσάντα σου – your bag
- το σπίτι μας – our house
Saying μου υπολογιστής sounds wrong in modern Greek. The possessive comes after the thing you own.
If you want to emphasize the owner strongly, you can use a full pronoun before the noun, but you still keep the clitic:
- ο δικός μου υπολογιστής – my computer (not someone else’s)