Η γιαγιά μου χάρηκε πολύ όταν ήρθε ο εγγονός της από το χωριό.

My grandmother was very happy when her grandson came from the village.

Breakdown of Η γιαγιά μου χάρηκε πολύ όταν ήρθε ο εγγονός της από το χωριό.

• πολύ: very
• μου: my
• από: from
• έρχομαι: to come

Questions & Answers about Η γιαγιά μου χάρηκε πολύ όταν ήρθε ο εγγονός της από το χωριό.

Why is it Η γιαγιά μου and not something like μου η γιαγιά?

In Greek, short possessive words like μου (my), σου (your), της (her), etc. usually come after the noun:

• η γιαγιά μου = my grandmother
• ο πατέρας της = her father

So η γιαγιά μου is the normal word order.

You may sometimes hear other orders in speech for emphasis, but for a learner, noun + possessive clitic is the standard pattern to remember.

What exactly are μου and της here?

They are weak possessive pronouns, and they look the same as the genitive forms of the personal pronouns.

In this sentence:

• μου = my
• της = her

So:

• η γιαγιά μου = my grandmother
• ο εγγονός της = her grandson

Greek often expresses possession by using these little genitive pronouns after the noun.

Why does Greek use the article in Η γιαγιά μου and ο εγγονός της? In English we usually just say my grandmother, not the my grandmother.