Η πωλήτρια ήταν πολύ εξυπηρετική και μου έδειξε ποιο κραγιόν ταιριάζει καλύτερα στο δέρμα μου.

Η πωλήτρια means the saleswoman / the shop assistant.

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English. So where English might say The sales assistant was very helpful, Greek naturally says Η πωλήτρια ήταν...

Also, η is the feminine singular nominative article, because πωλήτρια is a feminine noun.

• η = the
• πωλήτρια = saleswoman, female shop assistant

If the person were male, you would have:

• Ο πωλητής

Yes. Πωλήτρια is the feminine form meaning saleswoman or female shop assistant.

Related forms:

• ο πωλητής = salesman
• η πωλήτρια = saleswoman

In real-life English, shop assistant may sound more natural than saleswoman, but grammatically the Greek word is clearly feminine.

Ήταν is the imperfect of είμαι (to be).

Here it means was:

• είναι = is
• ήταν = was

The imperfect is used here because it describes a state in the past:

• Η πωλήτρια ήταν πολύ εξυπηρετική = The saleswoman was very helpful

This is a description, not a single completed event, so the imperfect is the natural choice.

Πολύ εξυπηρετική means very helpful or very accommodating.

• πολύ = very
• εξυπηρετική = helpful, accommodating

The adjective is feminine singular because it agrees with η πωλήτρια, which is also feminine singular.

Compare:

• ο πωλητής ήταν εξυπηρετικός = the salesman was helpful
• η πωλήτρια ήταν εξυπηρετική = the saleswoman was helpful

Greek adjectives usually change form to match the noun in gender, number, and case.

In this sentence, μου means to me:

• μου έδειξε = she showed me

So here μου is an indirect object pronoun.

This same form μου can also mean my, depending on context:

• μου έδειξε = showed me
• το δέρμα μου = my skin

So μου can mean either:

• to me / for me
• my

The function depends on the sentence.

Because in Modern Greek, short object pronouns like μου, σου, του, της, μας usually go before the finite verb.

So:

• μου έδειξε = she showed me
• σου είπε = he/she told you
• μας έδωσαν = they gave us

This word order is very normal in Greek, even though English puts the object after the verb.

Έδειξε is the aorist of δείχνω (to show). It refers to a single completed action in the past:

• μου έδειξε = she showed me

Why not έδειχνε?

• έδειξε = she showed me once / she pointed out
• έδειχνε = she was showing me / used to show me / kept showing me

In this sentence, the idea is that she showed the speaker which lipstick suited them best, as a completed action. So έδειξε is the right choice.

Ποιο means which.

It introduces an indirect question:

• μου έδειξε ποιο κραγιόν... = she showed me which lipstick...

So although no question mark appears, the clause contains the idea of a question:

• Which lipstick suits me best?
• She showed me which lipstick suits me best.

Also, ποιο is neuter singular, because it matches κραγιόν, which is a neuter noun.

Because κραγιόν is neuter singular, so which must agree with it.

The forms are:

• ποιος = which / who (masculine)
• ποια = which (feminine)
• ποιο = which (neuter)

Since κραγιόν is neuter:

• ποιο κραγιόν = which lipstick

Agreement is very important in Greek.

This is a very common question.

Ταιριάζει is present tense:

• ταιριάζει = suits / matches

Greek often keeps the present tense in an indirect question or subordinate clause if the statement is still generally true now.

So:

• μου έδειξε ποιο κραγιόν ταιριάζει καλύτερα στο δέρμα μου = she showed me which lipstick suits my skin best

The idea is not just what suited your skin at that moment, but what does suit your skin.

English often does something similar:

• She showed me which lipstick suits me best

So the present is very natural here.

Ταιριάζει can mean several related things, depending on context:

• fits
• matches
• suits
• goes well with

Here, with lipstick and skin, the best translation is suits:

• ποιο κραγιόν ταιριάζει καλύτερα στο δέρμα μου = which lipstick suits my skin best

It is about what is most flattering or harmonious with your skin tone.

Because καλύτερα is functioning as an adverb, not an adjective.

Here it modifies the verb ταιριάζει:

• ταιριάζει καλύτερα = suits better / suits best

Compare:

• καλύτερο = better (adjective, neuter singular)
• καλύτερα = better / best (adverb)

So the sentence is not saying the better lipstick, but rather the lipstick that suits better/best.

In English, better is enough, but in context it often translates naturally as best.

Greek often uses the comparative in places where English may prefer a superlative in translation.

Literally:

• ταιριάζει καλύτερα = suits better

But the implied meaning is:

• better than the other lipsticks
• so, in natural English: suits best

So καλύτερα is comparative in form, but the full meaning in context is often closest to best.

Στο δέρμα μου means to/on my skin, but in natural English here it is best understood as for my skin or with my skin.

Breakdown:

• στο = σε + το
• δέρμα = skin
• μου = my

So literally:

• στο δέρμα μου = on/to my skin

But with ταιριάζει, English usually says:

• suits my skin
• matches my skin tone
• looks best with my skin

Στο is the contraction of:

• σε
  • το = στο

This is extremely common in Greek.

Examples:

• στο σπίτι = in/to the house
• στο τραπέζι = on the table
• στο δέρμα μου = on/to my skin

So στο is not a separate basic word; it is a very common combined form.

Because Greek normally uses the definite article together with possessive pronouns.

So Greek says:

• το δέρμα μου
  literally: the skin my

But this simply means:

• my skin

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Greek very often uses:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η μητέρα μου = my mother
• το σπίτι μας = our house

So the article is completely normal and expected.

It is in the accusative singular, because the preposition σε in Modern Greek normally takes the accusative.

So in στο δέρμα μου:

• σε
  • accusative
• το δέρμα

Since δέρμα is a neuter noun, its nominative and accusative forms are the same, so you do not see a visible change here.

Because Greek often omits subject pronouns when the subject is already clear.

The subject here is already stated:

• Η πωλήτρια ήταν... και μου έδειξε...

So there is no need to add αυτή for she.

Greek is a pro-drop language, meaning subject pronouns are often left out unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

Yes, Greek word order is more flexible than English, though not random.

This sentence is very natural as written:

• Η πωλήτρια ήταν πολύ εξυπηρετική και μου έδειξε ποιο κραγιόν ταιριάζει καλύτερα στο δέρμα μου.

But some parts could move for emphasis. For example:

• Η πωλήτρια μου έδειξε ποιο κραγιόν ταιριάζει καλύτερα στο δέρμα μου.
• Πολύ εξυπηρετική ήταν η πωλήτρια...
  This would sound more marked or emphatic.

So Greek allows flexibility, but the original version is neutral and natural.

Yes, κραγιόν is neuter.

It is a loanword from French, and many loanwords in Modern Greek are treated as neuter. That is why you get:

• το κραγιόν
• ποιο κραγιόν

Even if a noun does not look like a typical native Greek noun, its article will show you its gender.

A helpful breakdown is:

• Η πωλήτρια = the saleswoman / shop assistant
• ήταν πολύ εξυπηρετική = was very helpful
• και = and
• μου έδειξε = showed me
• ποιο κραγιόν = which lipstick
• ταιριάζει καλύτερα = suits best
• στο δέρμα μου = my skin / with my skin / on my skin

So the structure is:

[subject] + [description in the past] + and + [past action] + [indirect question clause]

That makes it easier to see how the sentence is built.