Η φίλη μου άκουσε την ιστορία του με συμπόνια, ενώ εγώ ένιωσα και λίγη ενοχή.

My friend listened to his story with compassion, while I also felt a little guilt.

Breakdown of Η φίλη μου άκουσε την ιστορία του με συμπόνια, ενώ εγώ ένιωσα και λίγη ενοχή.

• λίγος: little
• εγώ: I
• η φίλη: the female friend
• μου: my

Questions & Answers about Η φίλη μου άκουσε την ιστορία του με συμπόνια, ενώ εγώ ένιωσα και λίγη ενοχή.

Why does the sentence start with Η φίλη μου? Does that mean my friend?

Yes. Η φίλη μου means my friend.

• η φίλη = the friend (feminine)
• μου = my

In Greek, possessive words like μου, σου, του, της usually come after the noun:

• η φίλη μου = my friend
• το σπίτι της = her house

Also, φίλη is specifically a female friend. A male friend would be ο φίλος μου.

Why is there an article in Η φίλη μου? Why not just say φίλη μου?

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

So η φίλη μου is the normal way to say my friend.
Without the article, φίλη μου, it can still exist in some contexts, but it often sounds more literary, vocative, or stylistically marked.

In ordinary neutral Greek:

• η φίλη μου = my friend
• ο αδερφός μου = my brother
• το βιβλίο μου = my book

What does άκουσε mean exactly?