Προφανώς η μικρή πεινάει, γιατί κοιτάζει συνέχεια το φαγητό.

In Greek, an adjective can be used as a noun when the noun is understood from context.

So η μικρή literally means the small/little one in the feminine singular, but in everyday speech it often refers to:

• the little girl
• the younger daughter
• the little one

The article η and the adjective ending -ή show that the person being talked about is feminine.

Προφανώς means obviously or clearly.

It is an adverb, and here it comments on the whole statement:

• Προφανώς η μικρή πεινάει = Obviously the little girl is hungry

Greek often places adverbs like this at the beginning of the sentence, but you may also hear different placements depending on emphasis.

Yes. Πεινάει means he/she/it is hungry or is feeling hungry.

It comes from the verb πεινάω / πεινώ = to be hungry.

In Modern Greek, you may see or hear both:

• πεινάει
• πεινά

Both are used in speech. Πεινάει is very common and natural.

In this sentence, the subject is η μικρή, so πεινάει means the little girl is hungry.

Greek usually does not need subject pronouns when the subject is clear.

The verb ending already tells you the person, and in this sentence the noun phrase η μικρή is the subject anyway.

So Greek says:

• η μικρή πεινάει

rather than something like η μικρή αυτή πεινάει.

Using a separate pronoun like αυτή would usually add emphasis, something like she is hungry.

It can mean both, depending on context.

Here it means because:

• πεινάει, γιατί κοιτάζει συνέχεια το φαγητό
• she is hungry, because she keeps looking at the food

When γιατί is used in a question, it means why:

• Γιατί κοιτάζει το φαγητό; = Why is she looking at the food?

So punctuation and sentence structure help you understand which meaning is intended.

Κοιτάζει means looks at / is looking at.

Συνέχεια here means constantly, continuously, or all the time.

Together, κοιτάζει συνέχεια το φαγητό means:

• she keeps looking at the food
• she is constantly looking at the food

This sounds more natural in English than a very literal translation like looks continuously at the food.

Because το φαγητό is the direct object of κοιτάζει.

She is looking at the food, so the food is the thing being looked at.

Φαγητό is a neuter noun, and in the singular the nominative and accusative forms are often the same:

• nominative: το φαγητό
• accusative: το φαγητό

So the form does not change here, even though its grammatical role is object.

Greek uses the definite article very often, more often than English in some contexts.

Here:

• η μικρή = the little girl / the little one
• το φαγητό = the food

The article helps mark the noun phrase clearly and is completely normal here.

Especially with an adjective used as a noun, the article is very important:

• η μικρή = the little girl / little one
• μικρή by itself would usually just mean small/little as an adjective, not a complete noun phrase.

Often yes, but not always.

Κοιτάζω can mean:

• look at
• watch
• look after in some contexts
• check / examine

In this sentence, the meaning is clearly look at:

• κοιτάζει συνέχεια το φαγητό = she keeps looking at the food

A close related verb is βλέπω, which usually means see.
So very roughly:

• κοιτάζω = actively direct your eyes
• βλέπω = see / perceive visually

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence as given is very natural:

• Προφανώς η μικρή πεινάει, γιατί κοιτάζει συνέχεια το φαγητό.

But Greek could rearrange parts for emphasis, for example:

• Η μικρή προφανώς πεινάει...
• Το φαγητό κοιτάζει συνέχεια...
  This would strongly emphasize the food, and would sound marked.

Even though Greek allows flexibility, not every order sounds equally neutral. The original sentence is the most straightforward everyday wording.

Usually it means is hungry.

Greek expresses this idea with a verb:

• πεινάω / πεινώ = to be hungry

So where English uses be + adjective:

• She is hungry

Greek uses a verb:

• Πεινάει

Depending on context, it can imply feels hungry or is hungry now, but the basic meaning is simply is hungry.

A very literal version would be:

• Obviously the little one is hungry, because she looks constantly at the food.

A more natural English version is:

• Obviously the little girl is hungry, because she keeps looking at the food.

This is a good example of how Greek and English often match closely in structure, but English may prefer a smoother expression like keeps looking instead of looks constantly.

Because the sentence naturally keeps the same subject unless something signals a change.

First clause:

• η μικρή πεινάει = the little girl is hungry

Second clause:

• γιατί κοιτάζει συνέχεια το φαγητό = because she keeps looking at the food

There is no new subject introduced, so Greek readers automatically understand that the little girl is still the subject of κοιτάζει.

This is very common in Greek: once the subject is established, later verbs often continue with the same implied subject.