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

The little girl eats only the crumb from the loaf and leaves the rest.

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

• και: and
• τρώω: to eat
• από: from
• μόνο: only

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

Why does η μικρή mean the little girl here?

Literally, η μικρή means the small/little one in the feminine singular.

In Greek, adjectives can be used as nouns when the noun is understood from context. So η μικρή can mean:

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

In this sentence, it is understood as the little girl.

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Why is there no word for she in the sentence?

Greek often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

The verb τρώει already tells you the subject is he/she/it because it is 3rd person singular. So instead of saying αυτή τρώει, Greek normally just says τρώει.

The same is true for αφήνει.

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What does μόνο mean here, and what is it modifying?

μόνο means only or just.

Here it modifies την ψίχα:

• τρώει μόνο την ψίχα = she eats only the crumb/soft inside

So the idea is that she does not eat the whole bread, just that part.

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