Πλένω τα μαλλιά μου κάθε δύο μέρες.

I wash my hair every two days.

Breakdown of Πλένω τα μαλλιά μου κάθε δύο μέρες.

• μου: my
• πλένω: to wash
• τα μαλλιά: the hair
• κάθε δύο μέρες: every two days

Questions & Answers about Πλένω τα μαλλιά μου κάθε δύο μέρες.

Why is there no word for I in Πλένω?

Because Greek verb endings usually already show the subject.

• πλένω = I wash
• The ending -ω tells you it is 1st person singular.

So Greek often leaves out the subject pronoun unless it needs emphasis or contrast.

• Πλένω τα μαλλιά μου. = I wash my hair.
• Εγώ πλένω τα μαλλιά μου. = I wash my hair. (with extra emphasis)

Why does μαλλιά look plural? Is Greek saying my hairs?

Yes, in a grammatical sense, Greek usually treats hair on the head as plural:

• το μαλλί = a hair / wool / a strand in some contexts
• τα μαλλιά = hair (as a whole, on someone’s head)

So τα μαλλιά μου literally looks like my hairs, but the natural English translation is simply my hair.

This is very normal in Greek. A learner should think:

• τα μαλλιά μου = my hair

not as strange or incorrect, just as a different way the language organizes the idea.

Why is it τα μαλλιά μου and not just μαλλιά μου?