Learn Hardcore Greek: Τον Φεβρουάριο η φίλη μου φοράει συχνά ζακέτα μέσα στο γραφείο, γιατί το καλοριφέρ δεν δουλεύει καλά. - In February my friend often wears a cardigan in the office, because the radiator does not work well.

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Τον Φεβρουάριο η φίλη μου φοράει συχνά ζακέτα μέσα στο γραφείο, γιατί το καλοριφέρ δεν δουλεύει καλά.

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In February my friend often wears a cardigan in the office, because the radiator does not work well.

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Breakdown of Τον Φεβρουάριο η φίλη μου φοράει συχνά ζακέτα μέσα στο γραφείο, γιατί το καλοριφέρ δεν δουλεύει καλά.

Why is it Τον Φεβρουάριο and not just ο Φεβρουάριος?

Because here Φεβρουάριο is being used as a time expression, meaning in February.

In Greek, names of months often appear in the accusative case when they tell you when something happens:

So τον is not functioning like the in English here in a literal sense. It is part of a common Greek way of expressing time.

Why does φίλη become η φίλη μου? What exactly does μου mean here?

μου means my.

Greek often expresses possession with a weak pronoun placed after the noun:

So unlike English, where my comes before the noun, Greek usually puts μου after it.

Also, η φίλη μου specifically means my female friend. If it were ο φίλος μου, that would mean my male friend.

Why is it φοράει? Is that present tense?