Breakdown of Η συνεργάτιδά μου δεν είναι διαθέσιμη το πρωί, αλλά ο συνεργάτης μου είπε ότι θα έρθει μετά.
είμαι
to be
δεν
not
μου
my
αλλά
but
Questions & Answers about Η συνεργάτιδά μου δεν είναι διαθέσιμη το πρωί, αλλά ο συνεργάτης μου είπε ότι θα έρθει μετά.
Why does Greek use συνεργάτιδα in one place and συνεργάτης in another?
Because Greek nouns show grammatical gender.
- η συνεργάτιδα = a female colleague / coworker
- ο συνεργάτης = a male colleague / coworker
So in this sentence, the first colleague is female and the second is male. The article changes too:
- η for feminine
- ο for masculine
A learner should also know that in everyday Greek, συνάδελφος is another very common word for colleague, often used for either gender.
Why is there both an article and μου in η συνεργάτιδά μου and ο συνεργάτης μου?
That is normal in Greek. Greek usually keeps the definite article even when a possessive word like μου is present.
So:
- η συνεργάτιδά μου literally looks like the colleague my
- ο συνεργάτης μου literally looks like the colleague my
In natural English, we just say my colleague, but in Greek the article is usually still required.
Why is it written συνεργάτιδά μου with an extra accent?