Η μικρή ζωγραφίζει με νερομπογιές πάνω στο χαρτόνι.

The little girl is drawing with watercolors on the cardboard.

Breakdown of Η μικρή ζωγραφίζει με νερομπογιές πάνω στο χαρτόνι.

• με: with
• πάνω σε: on
• η μικρή: the little girl
• το χαρτόνι: the cardboard

Questions & Answers about Η μικρή ζωγραφίζει με νερομπογιές πάνω στο χαρτόνι.

Why does η μικρή mean the little girl when there is no noun like κοπέλα or παιδί?

In Greek, an adjective can be used on its own with the article and function like a noun. This is very common.

So η μικρή literally means the little one (feminine), and depending on context it often means:

• the little girl
• the young girl
• the small one

Because it is feminine singular, the listener understands that it refers to a female person.

This is similar to English expressions like:

• the poor
• the rich
• the young one

So in this sentence, η μικρή is a natural way to say the little girl.

Why is it η μικρή and not το μικρό or ο μικρός?

The article and adjective must agree in gender, number, and case.

Here:

• η = feminine singular nominative
• μικρή = feminine singular nominative

So the phrase refers to a female subject.

Compare:

• ο μικρός = the little boy / the little one (masculine)
• η μικρή = the little girl / the little one (feminine)
• το μικρό = the little child / the little thing (neuter)

Because the subject here is feminine, Greek uses .