Η ταυτότητά σου δεν είναι πια έγκυρη, γιατί έχει λήξει και πρέπει να την ανανεώσεις.

to be

Breakdown of Η ταυτότητά σου δεν είναι πια έγκυρη, γιατί έχει λήξει και πρέπει να την ανανεώσεις.

• και: and
• έχω: to have
• δεν: not

Questions & Answers about Η ταυτότητά σου δεν είναι πια έγκυρη, γιατί έχει λήξει και πρέπει να την ανανεώσεις.

Why is there η at the beginning if English would just say your ID?

Because ταυτότητα is a feminine singular noun, so in the nominative it normally appears as η ταυτότητα.

Greek very often keeps the definite article even with possession:

• η ταυτότητά σου = your ID
• literally, something like the ID of yours

So the article is completely normal here.

Why is it ταυτότητά σου and not just ταυτότητα σου?

This is because σου is an enclitic, a little unstressed word that leans on the word before it.

When a word like ταυτότητα is stressed on the antepenultimate syllable and is followed by an enclitic such as σου, Greek adds an extra written accent:

• ταυτότητα
• ταυτότητά σου

So the extra accent is not changing the basic word; it is showing the correct stress pattern when σου follows.

Why does σου come after the noun instead of before it?

In Greek, the common unstressed possessive forms usually come after the noun:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η φίλη σου = your friend
• η ταυτότητά σου = your ID

So Greek structure here is different from English. You do not normally put σου before the noun in this kind of phrase.