Η γιαγιά μου βάζει σταφίδες στο γλυκό της.

My grandmother puts raisins in her dessert.

Breakdown of Η γιαγιά μου βάζει σταφίδες στο γλυκό της.

• μου: my
• σε: in
• της: her
• βάζω: to put

Questions & Answers about Η γιαγιά μου βάζει σταφίδες στο γλυκό της.

Why is there η before γιαγιά μου? English would just say my grandmother.

In Greek, you normally use the definite article with a noun even when it has a possessive pronoun.

So Greek says:

η γιαγιά μου = my grandmother

Literally, that looks like the grandmother my, but that is the normal Greek pattern. Leaving out η here would usually sound wrong.

Why does μου come after γιαγιά instead of before it?

Greek possessive words like μου (my), σου (your), της (her) are often placed after the noun.

So:

η γιαγιά μου = my grandmother
το σπίτι μου = my house

This is one of the biggest differences from English word order. In everyday Greek, this post-noun position is extremely common.

What form is βάζει?

βάζει is the 3rd person singular present tense of βάζω.

That means it matches η γιαγιά μου = my grandmother / she.

So:

• βάζω = I put
• βάζεις = you put
• βάζει = he/she/it puts