Breakdown of Το μανίκι της μπλούζας μου λερώνεται εύκολα όταν μαγειρεύω.
μου
my
όταν
when
εύκολα
easily
μαγειρεύω
to cook
Questions & Answers about Το μανίκι της μπλούζας μου λερώνεται εύκολα όταν μαγειρεύω.
Why is it το μανίκι?
Μανίκι is a neuter singular noun, so it takes the neuter singular article το in the nominative.
- το μανίκι = the sleeve
- gender: neuter
- number: singular
Here it is the subject of the verb λερώνεται, so the nominative form is used.
Why does Greek say της μπλούζας μου?
This is the Greek way to say of my blouse.
- η μπλούζα = the blouse
- της μπλούζας = of the blouse (genitive singular)
- της μπλούζας μου = of my blouse
So the full phrase:
Το μανίκι της μπλούζας μου
literally means
the sleeve of my blouse
Greek often expresses this kind of relationship with the genitive, where English might use of or an apostrophe.
Why is μου placed after μπλούζας instead of before it?
In Greek, unstressed possessive words like μου, σου, του, της, μας usually come after the noun they belong to.
So:
- η μπλούζα μου = my blouse
- το σπίτι μου = my house
That is the normal pattern. So της μπλούζας μου is perfectly natural Greek.
Does μου refer to μπλούζας or to μανίκι?