Η κόρη της σκύβει και χαϊδεύει τη γάτα.

Here της means her.

More literally, it is a genitive pronoun, so Greek expresses possession as the daughter of her = her daughter.

So:

• Η κόρη της = her daughter

In other contexts, της can also mean to her, but not in this sentence.

That is the normal Greek pattern with these short possessive pronouns:

• η κόρη μου = my daughter
• η κόρη σου = your daughter
• η κόρη της = her daughter

So Greek often puts the possessor after the noun, where English usually puts it before:

• English: her daughter
• Greek: the daughter her

This is completely natural Greek.

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

So:

• η κόρη = the daughter

Greek uses the definite article very regularly, including with family words, much more often than English does.

Because the two nouns are doing different jobs in the sentence.

• η κόρη is the subject: she is doing the action
• τη γάτα is the object: it receives the action

So the article changes case:

• η = nominative feminine singular
• τη(ν) = accusative feminine singular

That is why you get:

• η κόρη = the daughter
• τη γάτα = the cat

Because many feminine nouns in -α look the same in the nominative and accusative singular.

So:

• η γάτα = the cat (subject)
• τη γάτα = the cat (object)

The noun stays the same, but the article shows the case.

The full accusative article is την, but in Modern Greek the final -ν is often dropped before certain consonants.

Since γάτα starts with γ, it is very normal to write:

• τη γάτα

You may also learn the form as την in grammar tables, but τη γάτα is perfectly standard here.

Because Greek usually does not need an explicit subject pronoun.

The verb ending already tells you the subject is third person singular:

• σκύβει = he/she/it bends, leans
• χαϊδεύει = he/she/it pets, strokes

Since η κόρη της is already the subject, Greek does not need to add αυτή for she.

If Greek does use αυτή, it is usually for emphasis or contrast.

Both are in the present tense.

In Greek, the present can cover several ideas depending on context, such as:

• a present action: is bending down and petting
• a habitual action: bends down and pets
• a narrative present in storytelling

So without more context, English could translate it in slightly different ways.

Because both verbs are third person singular present forms.

The subject is singular:

• η κόρη = the daughter

So both verbs match that subject:

• σκύβει
• χαϊδεύει

Their dictionary forms are:

• σκύβω = to bend down / lean down
• χαϊδεύω = to pet / stroke / caress

Σκύβει means something like:

• bends down
• leans down
• bends over
• leans forward

The exact English choice depends on context.

In this sentence, because she is petting a cat, bends down or leans down is probably the most natural interpretation.

Χαϊδεύει means:

• pets
• strokes
• caresses

With an animal like a cat, pets or strokes is the most natural English translation.

So:

• χαϊδεύει τη γάτα = pets the cat

The ϊ shows that the ι is pronounced separately from the previous vowel.

So χαϊ- is pronounced as two syllables, roughly:

• ha-i

not as one merged vowel sound.

A rough pronunciation of χαϊδεύει is:

• /xa.iˈðe.vi/

Useful sound notes:

• χ is not English h; it is a harsher sound, like the ch in German Bach
• δ sounds like th in this

So the diaeresis on ϊ helps you avoid reading it as one combined vowel.

No, Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The given order:

• Η κόρη της σκύβει και χαϊδεύει τη γάτα.

is a very natural, neutral way to say it.

But Greek could change the order for emphasis or style. For example, you might move the subject or the verbs around in some contexts. The meaning would stay similar, but the focus might change.

So the sentence as written is the straightforward, unmarked version.

You usually know from the wider context.

By itself, της means her, but it does not tell you which woman unless that has already been mentioned or is otherwise clear.

So this sentence on its own means:

• her daughter bends down and pets the cat

but the listener or reader needs context to know exactly who her is.