Η μικρή έχει φακίδες στη μύτη και στα μάγουλα.

Yes, literally η μικρή means the small/little one in the feminine singular.

In real Greek, though, this often works like a noun and can mean things like:

• the little girl
• the young one
• the younger girl
• the little one

The noun is understood and left out. Greek does this a lot with adjectives. So μικρή is an adjective, but here it is being used substantively—in other words, like a noun.

Because it is feminine, the implied noun is something feminine, such as κοπέλα or μικρή referring to a girl.

Because the phrase is feminine singular.

Greek adjectives and articles change form to match the gender and number of the noun they describe or replace:

• ο μικρός = masculine singular
• η μικρή = feminine singular
• το μικρό = neuter singular

Since the speaker is referring to a female person, Greek uses η μικρή.

Έχει is the 3rd person singular present tense of έχω = to have.

So:

• έχω = I have
• έχεις = you have
• έχει = he/she/it has

Here it matches η μικρή, so it means she has.

Φακίδες means freckles.

It is plural because freckles are normally thought of as multiple spots. Greek, like English, usually uses the plural for this idea.

Singular:

• φακίδα = freckle

Plural:

• φακίδες = freckles

Because Greek often leaves off the article when talking about something in a general or indefinite way.

So έχει φακίδες means has freckles, not has the freckles.

If you added the article, τις φακίδες, it would sound more specific, as if referring to particular freckles already being discussed.

Στη is a contracted form of:

• σε = in, at, on, to
• τη(ν) = the, feminine singular accusative

So:

• σε τη(ν) → στη(ν)

In this sentence, στη μύτη means on the nose or literally in/on the nose, depending on how English chooses to express it.

This contraction is very common in everyday Greek.

Στα is the contraction of:

• σε = in, at, on, to
• τα = the, plural accusative/neuter plural article

So:

• σε τα → στα

Here:

• στα μάγουλα = on the cheeks

Again, this is a very common contraction.

Because μύτη is singular, while μάγουλα is plural.

So Greek changes the article accordingly:

• στη μύτη = on the nose
  
  • feminine singular
• στα μάγουλα = on the cheeks
  
  • neuter plural

This is just normal agreement between article and noun.

Yes. In Greek, every noun has a grammatical gender, and body-part words do not all share the same one.

For example:

• η μύτη = the nose → feminine
• το μάγουλο = the cheek → neuter
• τα μάγουλα = the cheeks → neuter plural

This gender is grammatical, so it must be learned with the noun. It does not mean the body part is biologically feminine or neuter; it is just part of the grammar.

Because Greek very often uses the definite article with body parts where English might use a possessive or just a plain noun.

So Greek says:

• στη μύτη = literally on the nose
• στα μάγουλα = literally on the cheeks

But in English, we naturally understand these as belonging to the person being discussed.

This is normal Greek usage. Greek often prefers the nose / the cheeks rather than her nose / her cheeks when the owner is already clear from context.

In Modern Greek, after σε, nouns normally appear in the accusative.

So here we have:

• στη μύτη → accusative singular
• στα μάγουλα → accusative plural

This is why the articles are the accusative forms:

• τη(ν) → in στη
• τα → in στα

Not completely. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The given sentence is very natural:

• Η μικρή έχει φακίδες στη μύτη και στα μάγουλα.

But Greek can move parts around for emphasis, for example:

• Η μικρή στη μύτη και στα μάγουλα έχει φακίδες.
• Φακίδες έχει η μικρή στη μύτη και στα μάγουλα.

These are less neutral and more marked in tone. The original version is the most straightforward and natural for a simple statement.

Yes, depending on context.

Μικρός / μικρή / μικρό can mean:

• small
• little
• young
• younger

When talking about a person, especially a child or a girl, η μικρή often means something like the little girl or the young one, not just physically small.

So context matters a lot.

Because και simply joins the two location phrases:

• στη μύτη
• στα μάγουλα

So the structure is:

• has freckles
• on the nose
• and on the cheeks

This works just like English and joining two parallel phrases.

No, it would not be wrong.

You may see both:

• στη μύτη
• στην μύτη

This comes from the older/full form στην, from σε την. In modern usage, the final -ν is sometimes kept and sometimes dropped, depending on pronunciation, style, and what sound follows.

Before μ, many speakers do use στη μύτη, and that is completely normal.

So for learners, the important thing is:

• both may appear
• the shorter contracted forms are very common

Yes, that is a very useful way to understand it.

The structure is:

• Η μικρή = subject
• έχει = verb
• φακίδες = object
• στη μύτη και στα μάγουλα = location phrases

So the pattern is basically:

subject + has + thing + location

That is a good practical way to parse the sentence.