Ο σύντροφός της είναι ήρεμος άνθρωπος και τη βοηθάει πολύ όταν έχει άγχος.

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Breakdown of Ο σύντροφός της είναι ήρεμος άνθρωπος και τη βοηθάει πολύ όταν έχει άγχος.

• και: and
• έχω: to have
• τη: her

Questions & Answers about Ο σύντροφός της είναι ήρεμος άνθρωπος και τη βοηθάει πολύ όταν έχει άγχος.

What does σύντροφος mean here? Is it partner, boyfriend, husband, or something else?

In this sentence, σύντροφος most naturally means partner.

It is a fairly broad word and can refer to:

• a romantic partner
• a live-in partner
• sometimes a spouse
• in other contexts, even companion or comrade

So ο σύντροφός της is best understood as her partner. The exact English word depends on context.

Why is it ο σύντροφός της with an accent on the last syllable? I thought the word was σύντροφος.

The basic dictionary form is indeed σύντροφος.

The extra accent in σύντροφός της appears because της is an enclitic: a little unstressed word that leans on the word before it. When a word like σύντροφος is stressed on the third-to-last syllable, Greek often adds a second written accent before an enclitic:

• σύντροφος
• ο σύντροφός της

This does not mean the word has changed form in the dictionary sense. It is mainly a stress/spelling rule triggered by the following clitic.

What is the difference between της and τη in this sentence? They both seem to mean her.