δικός μου δική μου δικό μου

Emphatic Possession

Level 3Sounds Like dikós mou dikḗ mou dikó mou

Δικός plus a short genitive pronoun expresses possession, often with contrast or without a following noun.

How It Works

Δικός plus a short genitive pronoun expresses possession, often with contrast or without a following noun.

Δικός agrees with the possessed thing, while μου, σου and the other genitives identify the possessor. The construction can mean mine or my own, depending on context.

Greek	Meaning
Το βιβλίο είναι δικό μου.	The book is mine.
Η τσάντα είναι δική σου.	The bag is yours.
οι δικοί μας φίλοι	our own friends

Examples (3)

Το βιβλίο είναι δικό μου.
The book is mine.
Η τσάντα είναι δική σου.
The bag is yours.
οι δικοί μας φίλοι
our own friends

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δικός μου δική μου δικό μουLevel 3Emphatic Possession

Learn This First

Identify the possessor separately from the possessed thing before using the agreeing δικός construction.

μου σου του της μας σας τουςShort Possessives
Identify the possessor separately from the possessed thing before using the agreeing δικός construction.
Level 1

Words in This Pattern

δικόςσου

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