Breakdown of Η συνεργασία με τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου είναι πολύ καλή και με βοηθάει στη δουλειά.
είμαι
to be
και
and
η δουλειά
the work
πολύ
very
Questions & Answers about Η συνεργασία με τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου είναι πολύ καλή και με βοηθάει στη δουλειά.
Why does the sentence start with Η συνεργασία instead of just συνεργασία?
Greek often uses the definite article more broadly than English does. So Η συνεργασία literally means the cooperation/collaboration, but in natural English we might simply say our collaboration or working relationship.
Here, the article helps make the noun feel specific: it refers to a particular collaboration, namely the one with my new female colleague.
So:
- η συνεργασία = the collaboration / the working relationship
- not using the article would sound less natural here
What exactly does συνεργασία mean here?
Although συνεργασία often means cooperation or collaboration, in this sentence it can also refer more broadly to the working relationship between two people.
So the idea is not just that they do one project together, but that working together with my new colleague is going very well.
Related words:
- συνεργασία = collaboration, cooperation
- συνεργάτης / συνεργάτιδα = colleague, associate, collaborator
Why is it με τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου? What case is that?