Το μικρό αγόρι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

In Greek, grammatical gender and real-life sex do not always match.

The noun αγόρι (boy) is grammatically neuter, so it takes neuter forms:

• το αγόρι = the boy
• το μικρό αγόρι = the little boy

This is normal in Greek. Some words for people are masculine or feminine, but others are neuter. So even though the boy is male, the noun αγόρι is still neuter.

Because adjectives and articles in Greek agree with the noun they describe.

Since αγόρι is:

• singular
• neuter
• nominative (the subject of the sentence)

the article and adjective must match it:

• το = neuter singular the
• μικρό = neuter singular small/little

So:

• το μικρό αγόρι = the little boy

The same thing happens with το κουλουράκι because κουλουράκι is also neuter singular.

Κουλουράκι is a diminutive form. The ending -άκι often adds the idea of something small, cute, or dear.

So:

• κουλούρι / κουλούρα can refer to a ring-shaped bread or pastry, depending on context
• κουλουράκι often means a small biscuit, cookie, or little pastry

In this sentence, το κουλουράκι του means something like his little biscuit/cookie.

The diminutive is very common in Greek and can sound natural and affectionate, not necessarily childish.

Because in Greek, possessive weak pronouns usually come after the noun.

So Greek says:

• το κουλουράκι του = literally the biscuit his

But in natural English, that becomes:

• his biscuit
• or more literally the biscuit of his

This του means his here.

Very common patterns are:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• το σπίτι σου = your house
• το αυτοκίνητό του = his car

Formally, του can serve more than one function in Greek:

• his
• to him
• of him

The exact meaning depends on context.

In το κουλουράκι του, it is attached to a noun, so it is understood as a possessive:

• his biscuit

If it were with a verb, it might mean to him:

• του μιλάω = I speak to him

So context tells you what του means.

Greek often leaves out the article with uncountable nouns or when speaking in a general sense, just like English often does.

So:

• πίνει γάλα = he drinks milk

This is similar to English:

• We usually say drinks milk, not drinks the milk, unless we mean a specific milk.

If you wanted to refer to a specific milk, Greek could use the article:

• πίνει το γάλα = he drinks the milk

So the absence of το before γάλα is completely natural here.

They are both third person singular present tense forms:

• τρώει = he/she/it eats
• πίνει = he/she/it drinks

The subject is το μικρό αγόρι, so English translates them as:

• the little boy eats
• and drinks

Greek does not need to say he separately, because the verb ending already shows the person and number.

So:

• τρώω = I eat
• τρώει = he/she/it eats
• πίνω = I drink
• πίνει = he/she/it drinks

Because Greek, like English, does not need to repeat the subject when it is clearly the same.

So:

• Το μικρό αγόρι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

means:

• The little boy eats his cookie and drinks milk.

Greek understands that the little boy is the subject of both τρώει and πίνει.

You could repeat the subject, but it would usually sound unnecessary here.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English because the endings and articles give grammatical clues.

The neutral, natural order here is:

• Το μικρό αγόρι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

But other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Το κουλουράκι του τρώει το μικρό αγόρι και πίνει γάλα. This would sound marked and might emphasize his biscuit.

Even though Greek allows more flexibility, not every possible order sounds equally natural. The original sentence is the most straightforward and normal way to say it.

Because μικρό must agree with αγόρι, which is neuter.

The adjective μικρός changes form depending on gender:

• μικρός = masculine
• μικρή = feminine
• μικρό = neuter

So:

• ο μικρός άντρας = the small/little man
• η μικρή γυναίκα = the small/little woman
• το μικρό αγόρι = the little boy

Since αγόρι is neuter, μικρό is the correct form.

In this sentence, little is usually the more natural translation.

Μικρός / μικρό can mean:

• small
• little
• young in some contexts

With αγόρι, English usually prefers:

• the little boy

That sounds more natural than the small boy, unless you specifically want to emphasize physical size.

So the Greek word covers both ideas, but the best English choice depends on context.

Greek commonly keeps the definite article even when a possessive pronoun is present.

So Greek says:

• το κουλουράκι του

literally:

• the cookie his

English usually says:

• his cookie

This is just a structural difference between the languages. In Greek, the article is very normal here and should not be omitted.

If you change the little boy to the little girl, the noun and adjective must change accordingly.

For example:

• Το μικρό κορίτσι τρώει το κουλουράκι του και πίνει γάλα.

Interestingly, κορίτσι (girl) is also neuter, so the article and adjective still stay neuter:

• το μικρό κορίτσι

So even though the person is female, the grammar is still neuter, just like with αγόρι.