Η συνάδελφός μου φοβάται μη χάσει τη σύσκεψη, αλλά λογικά θα προλάβει.

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Breakdown of Η συνάδελφός μου φοβάται μη χάσει τη σύσκεψη, αλλά λογικά θα προλάβει.

• αλλά: but
• θα: will
• η συνάδελφος: the female colleague

Questions & Answers about Η συνάδελφός μου φοβάται μη χάσει τη σύσκεψη, αλλά λογικά θα προλάβει.

Why is it η συνάδελφος? Is συνάδελφος a feminine noun?

συνάδελφος is a common-gender noun in Modern Greek. The noun form stays the same for both a male and a female colleague, and the article shows the gender:

• ο συνάδελφος = a male colleague
• η συνάδελφος = a female colleague

So in this sentence, η tells you the colleague is female.

Why is it written συνάδελφός μου instead of συνάδελφος μου?

Because μου is an enclitic word. When an enclitic follows certain words, Greek spelling often adds an accent to the last syllable of the preceding word. That is why you get:

• basic form: συνάδελφος
• with enclitic: συνάδελφός μου

So this is a normal spelling change caused by the unstressed μου.

Why is μου after the noun, and what case is it?

In Greek, the weak possessive forms such as μου, σου, του, της, μας, σας, τους usually come after the noun:

• η φίλη μου = my friend
• το σπίτι μας = our house

Grammatically, μου is the genitive form of εγώ. Greek commonly uses the genitive to express possession, so η συνάδελφός μου is literally something like the colleague of me, but this is simply the standard way to say my colleague.

If you want extra emphasis, Greek often uses δικός:

• η δική μου συνάδελφος