Το κορδόνι μου λύνεται συνέχεια όταν περπατάω γρήγορα.

My shoelace keeps coming undone when I walk quickly.

Breakdown of Το κορδόνι μου λύνεται συνέχεια όταν περπατάω γρήγορα.

• μου: my
• περπατάω: to walk
• όταν: when
• γρήγορα: quickly

Questions & Answers about Το κορδόνι μου λύνεται συνέχεια όταν περπατάω γρήγορα.

What does κορδόνι mean exactly? Is it specifically a shoelace?

Κορδόνι literally means lace, cord, string, or shoelace, depending on context.

In this sentence, it most naturally means shoelace, because of the idea of it coming undone while walking. Greek often uses one everyday word where English may choose a more specific one from context.

Why is it το κορδόνι μου instead of just κορδόνι μου?

In normal Greek, possessed nouns usually still take the definite article.

So:

• το κορδόνι μου = my lace / my shoelace
• η τσάντα μου = my bag
• το σπίτι μου = my house

To an English speaker, το κορδόνι μου may look like the shoelace my, but that is just standard Greek structure.

What exactly is μου here?