Questions & Answers about Η υποψία μου χάθηκε όταν είδα τη συμπόνια στο βλέμμα της.
Why is η υποψία μου used for my suspicion?
Υποψία is a feminine singular noun, so it takes the feminine singular definite article η in the nominative: η υποψία.
The word μου means my here. In Greek, possessive words like μου, σου, του, της usually come after the noun:
- η υποψία μου = my suspicion
- literally, something like the suspicion of mine
This is a very common Greek pattern.
What case is η υποψία μου, and why?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the verb χάθηκε.
So in this sentence:
- Η υποψία μου = the thing that disappeared
- χάθηκε = disappeared
That is why υποψία appears as η υποψία, not in another case.
Why is the verb χάθηκε used, and what exactly does it mean?
Χάθηκε is the aorist form of χάνομαι, which means to get lost, to disappear, or sometimes to be gone.
Here it means:
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