Η μικρή τρώει μόνο την ψίχα από τη φραντζόλα και αφήνει το υπόλοιπο στο πιάτο.

and

Breakdown of Η μικρή τρώει μόνο την ψίχα από τη φραντζόλα και αφήνει το υπόλοιπο στο πιάτο.

• τρώω: to eat
• από: from
• σε: on

Questions & Answers about Η μικρή τρώει μόνο την ψίχα από τη φραντζόλα και αφήνει το υπόλοιπο στο πιάτο.

What does η μικρή mean here? Is μικρή just an adjective?

Yes, μικρή is normally an adjective: the feminine singular form of μικρός, meaning small, little, or sometimes young.

Here, though, it is being used as a noun-like expression:

• η μικρή = the little one
• very often, in context, the little girl

Greek does this a lot: an adjective with the article can stand in for a person or thing that is already understood.

So instead of saying something fuller like το μικρό κορίτσι, the sentence simply says η μικρή.

Why is there no separate word for she in the sentence?

Because Greek often leaves subject pronouns out when they are not needed.

The verbs already show that the subject is third person singular:

• τρώει = she/he/it eats or is eating
• αφήνει = she/he/it leaves or is leaving

Since the sentence already has η μικρή as the subject, adding αυτή for she would usually be unnecessary unless you wanted extra emphasis.

Why are there so many forms of the: η, την, τη, ?