Η φίλη μου φόρεσε μπεζ παπούτσια με το καινούριο φόρεμά της.

My friend wore beige shoes with her new dress.

Breakdown of Η φίλη μου φόρεσε μπεζ παπούτσια με το καινούριο φόρεμά της.

• η φίλη: the female friend
• μου: my
• με: with
• φοράω: to wear

Questions & Answers about Η φίλη μου φόρεσε μπεζ παπούτσια με το καινούριο φόρεμά της.

Why does the sentence start with Η φίλη μου? What does that literally mean?

Η φίλη μου literally means the friend of me, but in natural English it is my friend.

Greek very often uses:

• article + noun + possessive pronoun

So:

• η φίλη μου = my (female) friend
• ο φίλος μου = my (male) friend / my boyfriend depending on context

Here φίλη is feminine, so it specifically refers to a female friend.

Why is there an article η before φίλη? English usually says my friend, not the my friend.

In Greek, possessives like μου, σου, του, της are commonly used together with the definite article.

So Greek says:

• η φίλη μου
• το σπίτι μου
• ο αδερφός της

This is normal Greek structure. You should not translate it word-for-word into English. Even though Greek includes the, the whole phrase simply means:

• my friend
• my house
• her brother

Why is μου after φίλη instead of before it?