Σέβομαι τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου, γιατί ακούει προσεκτικά και μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα.

Σέβομαι is the normal modern Greek verb form for I respect.

A few useful points:

• The dictionary form is σέβομαι = to respect
• It looks like a middle/passive form, but in meaning it is active
• So:
  • σέβομαι = I respect
  • σέβεσαι = you respect
  • σέβεται = he/she respects

This is common in Greek: some verbs use middle/passive endings even when the meaning is not passive in English.

This whole phrase is in the accusative case, because it is the direct object of σέβομαι.

• σέβομαι = I respect
• whom do I respect? → τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου

Breakdown:

• τη = the, feminine accusative singular
• νέα = new, feminine accusative singular
• συνεργάτιδά = colleague/coworker, feminine accusative singular
• μου = my

So the phrase means my new female colleague.

That form appears because of both case and a common stress pattern.

The noun is:

• η συνεργάτιδα = the female colleague

In the accusative singular, it becomes:

• τη συνεργάτιδα

When μου is added after it, Greek often adds a second written accent to help preserve the pronunciation:

• τη συνεργάτιδά μου

This shows that the word keeps its stress clearly before the unstressed μου.

So:

• συνεργάτιδα = colleague
• συνεργάτιδά μου = my colleague

This extra accent is very normal in Greek with possessive clitics like μου, σου, του, etc.

Both τη and την can represent the feminine accusative singular article the.

• την is the full form
• τη is a very common shortened form

In modern Greek, την is usually kept before words beginning with a vowel or certain consonant clusters, but in everyday writing you will often see τη before many consonants.

Since νέα begins with ν, τη νέα is completely natural.

So this is just a normal article form, not a different meaning.

Yes.

• ο συνεργάτης = male colleague / male associate
• η συνεργάτιδα = female colleague / female associate

In this sentence, the speaker is clearly referring to a woman, because both the noun and the adjective are feminine:

• τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου

In Greek, possessive words like μου normally come after the noun.

So:

• ο φίλος μου = my friend
• η συνεργάτιδά μου = my colleague

This is different from English, where my comes before the noun.

If there is an adjective, Greek often places μου after the whole noun phrase:

• η νέα συνεργάτιδά μου = my new colleague

So the order is very natural Greek word order.

Here γιατί means because.

So the sentence structure is:

• Σέβομαι τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου = I respect my new colleague
• γιατί... = because...
• ακούει προσεκτικά και μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα = she listens carefully and always speaks calmly

Important note:

• γιατί can also mean why? in questions
• The meaning depends on context and punctuation

Examples:

• Γιατί έφυγες; = Why did you leave?
• Έφυγα γιατί ήμουν κουρασμένος. = I left because I was tired.

The comma separates the main clause from the reason clause.

• Main clause: Σέβομαι τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου
• Reason clause: γιατί ακούει προσεκτικά και μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα

This is similar to English punctuation in a sentence like:

• I respect my new colleague, because she listens carefully and always speaks calmly.

In Greek, this comma is very normal.

Ακούει is 3rd person singular present of ακούω = to listen / hear.

So:

• ακούω = I listen / hear
• ακούς = you listen / hear
• ακούει = he/she listens / hears

In this sentence, the subject is understood to be she, referring back to the new colleague.

So:

• ακούει προσεκτικά = she listens carefully

Greek often omits subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.

Yes, μιλάει and μιλά both mean he/she speaks.

The verb is μιλάω / μιλώ = to speak.

Common present forms include:

• μιλάω = I speak
• μιλάς = you speak
• μιλάει or μιλά = he/she speaks

So in this sentence:

• μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα = she always speaks calmly

Both μιλάει and μιλά are standard. Μιλάει is often felt as a bit fuller or slightly more explicit in everyday usage, but both are normal modern Greek.

Yes, very similarly here.

• ακούει = she listens / hears
• προσεκτικά = carefully

So:

• ακούει προσεκτικά = she listens carefully

Προσεκτικά is an adverb, describing how she listens.

Greek often forms adverbs in -α or -ως, and προσεκτικά is a very common everyday adverb.

Because ήρεμα is an adverb, not an adjective.

Compare:

• ήρεμη γυναίκα = a calm woman
  
  • ήρεμη is an adjective describing a noun
• μιλάει ήρεμα = she speaks calmly
  
  • ήρεμα is an adverb describing the verb

So in the sentence, the meaning is not she is calm but she speaks calmly.

Because πάντα means always, and it modifies the whole action μιλάει ήρεμα.

• μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα = she always speaks calmly

The order is very natural in Greek:

• verb + πάντα
  • adverb

But Greek word order is fairly flexible, so you might also hear different emphatic arrangements in other contexts. In this neutral sentence, μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα sounds perfectly standard.

It could be stated, but Greek usually leaves it out if it is already clear.

This sentence says:

• ακούει
• μιλάει

Both are 3rd person singular, and the earlier noun η νέα συνεργάτιδά μου makes it clear that the subject is she.

So Greek normally prefers the unstated subject here. If you added αυτή (she), it would usually sound more emphatic:

• ...γιατί αυτή ακούει προσεκτικά...

That would suggest contrast or emphasis, something like because she, in particular, listens carefully.

In this sentence, listens is the better translation.

The verb ακούω can mean both:

• hear
• listen

But context decides which one fits best.

Here, because of προσεκτικά (carefully), the meaning is clearly listens carefully, not just hears.

So:

• ακούει προσεκτικά = she listens carefully

The sentence follows a very natural Greek pattern:

• Σέβομαι τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου
• γιατί ακούει προσεκτικά και μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα

A rough structure is:

• Verb: Σέβομαι
• Object: τη νέα συνεργάτιδά μου
• Reason clause: γιατί...

Inside the reason clause:

• ακούει προσεκτικά
• και
• μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα

Greek word order is more flexible than English because case endings help show relationships, but this sentence is very straightforward and neutral.

A useful pronunciation guide is:

• συνεργάτιδά μου ≈ sy-ner-GA-ti-THA moo

A few pronunciation tips:

• γ before κ, γ, χ, ξ can sound like an ng sound, so συνεργ- is often heard roughly like synerg-
• δ sounds like the th in this
• The strong stresses are on:
  • -γά- in συνεργάτιδα
  • and the extra accent in συνεργάτιδά μου helps keep the rhythm natural before μου

You do not need to pronounce it mechanically syllable by syllable; just aim for the natural stress pattern.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are natural:

• και μιλάει πάντα ήρεμα
• και μιλά πάντα ήρεμα

They mean the same thing: and always speaks calmly.

The choice between μιλάει and μιλά is mainly a matter of style, rhythm, and personal preference, not meaning.