Breakdown of Η φίλη μου λέει ότι ένα τοστ με ντομάτα και μαρούλι είναι αρκετό, αρκεί να είναι ζεστό.
είμαι
to be
και
and
η φίλη
the female friend
μου
my
Questions & Answers about Η φίλη μου λέει ότι ένα τοστ με ντομάτα και μαρούλι είναι αρκετό, αρκεί να είναι ζεστό.
Why is it Η φίλη μου and not Η μου φίλη?
In Greek, the unstressed possessive pronoun μου usually comes after the noun, so:
- η φίλη μου = my friend
- το βιβλίο μου = my book
Putting μου before the noun is not the normal pattern in everyday Modern Greek.
Also notice:
- η φίλη is the friend
- Greek often uses the definite article where English would not. So η φίλη μου literally looks like the friend my, but it simply means my friend.
Why is φίλη feminine?
Because φίλη means female friend. Greek nouns have grammatical gender, and here the gender matches the person being referred to.
Compare:
- ο φίλος μου = my male friend
- η φίλη μου = my female friend
So the article changes too:
- ο for masculine
- η for feminine
- το for neuter
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