Η αδερφή μου άλλαξε μπλούζα, γιατί η πρώτη ήταν ακόμα μουσκεμένη και δεν ένιωθε καθόλου άνετα.

My sister changed her top, because the first one was still soaked and she didn’t feel comfortable at all.

Breakdown of Η αδερφή μου άλλαξε μπλούζα, γιατί η πρώτη ήταν ακόμα μουσκεμένη και δεν ένιωθε καθόλου άνετα.

• είμαι: to be
• και: and
• δεν: not
• μου: my

Questions & Answers about Η αδερφή μου άλλαξε μπλούζα, γιατί η πρώτη ήταν ακόμα μουσκεμένη και δεν ένιωθε καθόλου άνετα.

Why is there an article in Η αδερφή μου? Why not just αδερφή μου for my sister?

In Greek, possessive phrases usually keep the definite article:

• η αδερφή μου = my sister
• το σπίτι μου = my house
• οι φίλοι μου = my friends

So Greek normally says the sister of me, not just sister my.

Without the article, αδερφή μου can still appear, but it often sounds more like direct address or a special stylistic use, for example Αδερφή μου! = My sister! / Sister!

In a normal statement, Η αδερφή μου is the expected form.

What does άλλαξε mean here exactly?

Άλλαξε is the aorist form of αλλάζω, meaning changed.

Here it means:

• Η αδερφή μου άλλαξε μπλούζα = My sister changed her top/shirt

The aorist is used because this is seen as a completed action: she changed clothes.

A few useful related forms:

• αλλάζω = I change / I am changing
• άλλαξα = I changed
• άλλαξε = he/she/it changed

So άλλαξε is a simple past action.

Why is it άλλαξε μπλούζα without an article? Why not άλλαξε τη μπλούζα?