Η συνεργάτιδά μου δεν είναι εδώ σήμερα· δουλεύει από το σπίτι.

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Breakdown of Η συνεργάτιδά μου δεν είναι εδώ σήμερα· δουλεύει από το σπίτι.

• το σπίτι: the home
• εδώ: here
• δεν: not

Questions & Answers about Η συνεργάτιδά μου δεν είναι εδώ σήμερα· δουλεύει από το σπίτι.

What does συνεργάτιδά μου mean exactly, and why is it feminine?

συνεργάτιδα means female colleague, female associate, or sometimes female collaborator/partner, depending on context.

It is feminine because the noun itself is feminine and refers to a woman.
The masculine form is συνεργάτης.

So:

• ο συνεργάτης μου = my male colleague / associate
• η συνεργάτιδά μου = my female colleague / associate

In this sentence, Greek makes the person’s gender explicit in a way English often does not.

Why is it συνεργάτιδά μου and not just συνεργάτιδα μου?

This is a very common question. The extra accent in συνεργάτιδά μου appears because of Greek stress rules when a weak possessive word like μου follows.

The basic noun is:

• η συνεργάτιδα

When you add the unstressed possessive μου (my), Greek often adds a second written accent if needed to preserve the original stress pattern:

• η συνεργάτιδά μου

You will see this with other words too, especially longer ones:

• ο δάσκαλός μου = my teacher
• το τηλέφωνό μου = my phone

So the extra accent is not changing the meaning; it is showing correct pronunciation and stress.

Why does Greek use μου after the noun for my instead of putting it before, like in English?