Η σύντροφός μου δουλεύει αργά απόψε, οπότε θα φάμε μαζί αύριο.

My partner is working late tonight, so we will eat together tomorrow.

Breakdown of Η σύντροφός μου δουλεύει αργά απόψε, οπότε θα φάμε μαζί αύριο.

• τρώω: to eat
• μου: my
• μαζί: together
• αύριο: tomorrow

Questions & Answers about Η σύντροφός μου δουλεύει αργά απόψε, οπότε θα φάμε μαζί αύριο.

Why is there an article η before σύντροφός μου?

Because Greek normally uses the definite article with possessed nouns. So where English says my partner, Greek usually says literally the partner my: η σύντροφός μου.

This is very common:

• ο φίλος μου = my friend / boyfriend
• η αδερφή μου = my sister
• το σπίτι μου = my house

For an English speaker, this can feel unusual at first, but in Greek it is the default pattern.

Why is σύντροφός written with that extra accent?

This happens because of the enclitic μου.

The basic word is σύντροφος. When a weak word like μου follows, Greek spelling often adds an extra accent to show the stress pattern of the whole phrase:

• σύντροφος
• σύντροφός μου

So the extra accent is not a different word or a different meaning. It is a spelling rule triggered by the following enclitic.

Why does μου come after the noun instead of before it?

Because μου here is a weak possessive pronoun, and in Greek it normally comes after the noun:

• η σύντροφός μου = my partner
• ο αδερφός μου = my brother

So Greek often structures this as the partner my, not my partner.

If Greek wants stronger emphasis, it can use other structures, but the normal everyday pattern is noun + μου.