Ο φόβος της μικρής φεύγει όταν η μαμά της την παίρνει αγκαλιά.

Because ο φόβος means the fear, and Greek often uses the genitive to show possession or relationship.

So:

• ο φόβος = the fear
• της μικρής = of the little girl / the little one

Together, ο φόβος της μικρής means the little girl’s fear or the fear of the little girl.

This is very common in Greek:

• το βιβλίο του παιδιού = the child’s book
• η μαμά της μικρής = the little girl’s mother

Here μικρής is an adjective used like a noun.

Normally:

• μικρός = small, little

But Greek often uses adjectives by themselves when the noun is understood from context.

So της μικρής literally means something like:

• of the little one

In this sentence, it naturally refers to the little girl. English often needs to make this more explicit, while Greek can leave the noun unstated.

Φεύγει literally means leaves or goes away.

So:

• Ο φόβος της μικρής φεύγει = The little girl’s fear goes away

In English we usually say fear goes away rather than fear leaves, but Greek uses φεύγω very naturally in this kind of context.

You will also see φεύγω in more literal meanings:

• Φεύγω από το σπίτι = I leave the house
• Ο πόνος φεύγει = The pain goes away

Όταν means when. It introduces a time clause.

So the structure is:

• Ο φόβος της μικρής φεύγει = The little girl’s fear goes away
• όταν η μαμά της την παίρνει αγκαλιά = when her mother takes her in her arms / hugs her

So όταν connects the two parts and tells you when the fear goes away.

They do different jobs.

• της in η μαμά της = her
• την = her as a direct object

So:

• η μαμά της = her mom
• την παίρνει αγκαλιά = takes her in her arms / hugs her

This can be confusing because English uses her for both, but Greek changes the form depending on grammar.

Here:

• της = genitive, showing possession: her mom
• την = accusative, showing the direct object: hugs her

It refers to the little girl.

So:

• η μαμά της = her mom, meaning the little girl’s mom

Greek often uses these little pronouns very naturally where English uses her, his, their, etc.

In this sentence, την is needed because παίρνει αγκαλιά needs an object: whom is the mother taking in her arms?

• την παίρνει αγκαλιά = she takes her in her arms

Without την, the sentence would feel incomplete unless the object were stated another way.

For example, you could also say:

• η μαμά της παίρνει τη μικρή αγκαλιά

But in the original sentence, Greek uses the pronoun:

• την = her

It is an idiomatic expression meaning takes someone in one’s arms, and in natural English often simply hugs.

So:

• την παίρνει αγκαλιά = she takes her in her arms
• natural English: she hugs her

This is a very common Greek expression.

Related forms:

• παίρνω αγκαλιά το παιδί = I pick up / hold the child in my arms
• την αγκαλιάζει = she hugs her

Depending on context, παίρνω αγκαλιά can suggest not only hugging, but also scooping someone up into your arms.

Because παίρνω αγκαλιά is a fixed Greek expression.

Literally, αγκαλιά is related to embrace / arms / hug, but in this expression Greek does not need extra words the way English often does.

So Greek says:

• την παίρνει αγκαλιά

English may translate this as:

• she takes her in her arms
• she picks her up and hugs her
• she hugs her

The exact English wording depends on context.

Because Greek uses articles very regularly, and some of these forms are also tied to case.

Here is the breakdown:

• ο φόβος = the fear

  • ο is the masculine singular nominative article

• της μικρής = of the little girl

  • της is the feminine singular genitive article

• η μαμά = the mom

  • η is the feminine singular nominative article

• την = her

  • this is not an article here; it is the feminine singular accusative pronoun

For English speakers, it can help to remember that Greek grammar marks function much more visibly through these forms.

Μικρής is feminine singular genitive.

Compare:

• η μικρή = the little girl / the little one
  nominative

• της μικρής = of the little girl
  genitive

So it changes form because its grammatical role changes.

This is a basic pattern in Greek declension:

• nominative: who/what is the subject
• genitive: of, belonging to
• accusative: direct object

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English, because the case endings and article forms help show what each word is doing.

For example, this would also be natural:

• Όταν η μαμά της την παίρνει αγκαλιά, ο φόβος της μικρής φεύγει.

This means the same thing:

• When her mom hugs her, the little girl’s fear goes away.

The original version puts the main idea first:

• The fear goes away...

The alternative puts the time clause first:

• When her mom hugs her...

Greek present tense can describe:

• something happening now
• a habitual action
• a general truth
• a vivid scene in a story

In this sentence, the present makes the idea feel immediate and natural:

• her fear goes away when her mom hugs her

Depending on context, it could mean:

• this happens regularly
• this is what is happening in the scene
• this is generally true for her

English can do the same:

• Her fear goes away when her mom hugs her.

Yes, μαμά is the normal affectionate word for mom / mommy / mum.

It is less formal than:

• μητέρα = mother

So:

• η μαμά της sounds warm and natural, especially in a sentence about a child.

Yes, that is a very natural translation.

The Greek says literally:

• The little girl’s fear goes away when her mom takes her in her arms

But good English translations could include:

• The little girl’s fear goes away when her mom hugs her
• The little girl stops being afraid when her mom hugs her
• Her fear disappears when her mom takes her in her arms

The best translation depends on how literal or natural you want to be.