Where the pronoun stands: μου το έδωσε, δώσε μου το
You know the forms μου, σου, του, το, τα. Harder than the forms is their seat: Greek puts them where English does not, and nothing can be moved. For example: “Ο μεσίτης μού το έδειξε χθες” — The agent showed it to me yesterday. A rule from the Greek course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
You know the forms μου (mu), σου (su), του (tu), το (to), τα (ta). Harder than the forms is their seat: Greek puts them where English does not, and nothing can be moved.
One rule: the pronoun stands before the verb, glued tight to it. Μου το έδωσε (mu to édose), Δεν με ξέρει (den me kséri), Θα σου τηλεφωνήσω (tha su tilefoníso). Nothing squeezes in between — no δεν (den), no θα (tha), no να (na): those words stand even further left, as one whole group.
There is exactly one exception, and it is frequent: after an imperative the pronoun moves back. Δώσε μου το (dóse mu to), Πες μου (pes mu), Φέρ' το. So the same two words in a different order are different sentences: μου δίνεις (you are giving me) and δώσε μου (give me).
When there are two pronouns, the order is rigid: first to whom, then what. Μου το έδωσε, never "το μου (to mu)".
And the last thing that confuses: by a noun the same μου means "my" and follows the word — το σπίτι μου (to spíti mu). One form, two jobs, and only the neighborhood tells them apart: next to a verb it is "to me", next to a name it is "my".
Table
| the case | the order | example |
|---|---|---|
| an ordinary verb | the pronoun before | μου το έδωσε |
| with δεν and θα | they stand even further left | δεν θα σου το πω |
| an imperative | the pronoun after | δώσε μου το |
| two pronouns | to whom, then what | σου το στέλνω |
| by a noun | after the word | το σπίτι μου |
By example
- Ο μεσίτης μού το έδειξε χθεςo mesítis mu to édikse khthesThe agent showed it to me yesterday
- Δώσε μου το κλειδί, παρακαλώdóse mu to klidí, parakalóGive me the key, please
- Θα σου στείλω το συμβόλαιοtha su stílo to simvóleoI'll send you the contract
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
Where the pronoun stands: how does it work in Greek?
You know the forms μου, σου, του, το, τα. Harder than the forms is their seat: Greek puts them where English does not, and nothing can be moved.
What does it look like in an example sentence Greek?
“Ο μεσίτης μού το έδειξε χθες” (o mesítis mu to édikse khthes) — The agent showed it to me yesterday. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.