Questions & Answers about Ο φίλος μου είναι πολύ δυναμικός στη δουλειά.
Why is it Ο φίλος μου and not something like μου φίλος, like English my friend?
In Greek, the normal order is:
- article + noun + possessive pronoun
So:
- Ο φίλος μου = the friend my → my friend
Placing μου before the noun (μου φίλος) is wrong in modern standard Greek. Possessive pronouns like μου, σου, του usually come after the noun they describe and are often used together with the definite article:
- το βιβλίο μου = my book
- η αδελφή σου = your sister
Why is the article Ο and not Η or ΤΟ?
Greek articles agree with the gender and number of the noun:
- ο – masculine singular
- η – feminine singular
- το – neuter singular
The noun φίλος (friend, male friend) is masculine, so it takes ο:
- ο φίλος = the (male) friend
- η φίλη = the (female) friend
- το παιδί = the child (neuter)
What exactly does μου mean, and why is there no separate word for "my"?