My: το σπίτι μου and το δικό μου σπίτι
The ordinary "my" is a short unstressed word, and it stands after the noun. το σπίτι μου, η αδελφή σου, ο παππούς της. The word for "the" stays where it was. Your hand will want to move it forward; don't. For example: “Το ποδήλατό μου είναι στην αυλή” — My bicycle is in the yard. A rule from the Greek course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
The ordinary "my" is a short unstressed word, and it stands after the noun. το σπίτι μου (to spíti mu), η αδελφή σου (i adelfí su), ο παππούς της (o papús tis). The word for "the" stays where it was. Your hand will want to move it forward; don't.
The whole set: μου (my), σου (your), του (his), της (her), μας (our), σας (your), τους (their).
The trap is in writing. If a word is stressed on the third syllable from the end, the added μου pulls the stress along. A second dash appears: το όνομά μου (to ónomá mu), το ποδήλατό μου (to podílató mu).
To put weight on it — mine, not yours — take δικός μου (dikós mu). It agrees with the thing and stands before the noun, with the word for "the" kept: το δικό μου ποδήλατο (to dikó mu podílato).
Table
| owner | the usual way | with a push |
|---|---|---|
| my | το σπίτι μου | το δικό μου σπίτι |
| your | η μπάλα σου | η δική σου μπάλα |
| his | ο αδελφός του | ο δικός του αδελφός |
| her | η ομάδα της | η δική της ομάδα |
| our | το βιβλίο μας | το δικό μας βιβλίο |
| their | τα παιδιά τους | τα δικά τους παιδιά |
By example
- Το ποδήλατό μου είναι στην αυλήto podílató mu íne stin avlíMy bicycle is in the yard
- Αυτή δεν είναι η δική σου μπάλαaftí den íne i dikí su bálaThat's not your ball
- Ο αδελφός της παίζει στην ομάδαo adelfós tis pézi stin omádaHer brother plays in the team
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say my in Greek?
The ordinary "my" is a short unstressed word, and it stands after the noun. το σπίτι μου, η αδελφή σου, ο παππούς της. The word for "the" stays where it was. Your hand will want to move it forward; don't.
Το σπίτι μου or το δικό μου σπίτι?
The whole set: μου (my), σου (your), του (his), της (her), μας (our), σας (your), τους (their).
Why το όνομά μου carries two accents?
The trap is in writing. If a word is stressed on the third syllable from the end, the added μου pulls the stress along. A second dash appears: το όνομά μου, το ποδήλατό μου.
When δικός μου is needed and when μου is enough?
To put weight on it — mine, not yours — take δικός μου. It agrees with the thing and stands before the noun, with the word for "the" kept: το δικό μου ποδήλατο.
What does it look like in an example sentence Greek?
“Το ποδήλατό μου είναι στην αυλή” (to podílató mu íne stin avlí) — My bicycle is in the yard. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.