Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί.

I eat only the crumb from the bread.

Breakdown of Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί.

• τρώω: to eat
• το ψωμί: the bread
• από: from
• μόνο: only

Questions & Answers about Τρώω μόνο την ψίχα από το ψωμί.

Why is it την ψίχα and not η ψίχα?

Because ψίχα is the direct object of the verb τρώω (I eat), so it has to be in the accusative case.

• η ψίχα = nominative, used for the subject
• την ψίχα = accusative, used for the object

So:

• Η ψίχα είναι μαλακή. = The crumb/inside is soft.
• Τρώω την ψίχα. = I eat the crumb/inside.

Since the speaker is eating it, Greek uses την ψίχα.

What exactly does ψίχα mean here?

Here ψίχα means the soft inside part of the bread, not the crust.

A very useful contrast is:

• η ψίχα = the soft inside, the crumb
• η κόρα = the crust

So the sentence means that the speaker eats only the soft inside of the bread.

Also, note that ψίχα is singular here. It does not mean scattered little crumbs on the table. For that, Greek often uses ψίχουλα.

Why does Greek use από το ψωμί here?