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It's the same system as Spanish, Italian, Russian, etc...
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Ah, no, I see "Ей нравится кофе". LOL how could i forget my native language
Yes, so it can be helpful for English speakers to think of the construction with this verb as "is pleasing to Y," in this case "the coffee is pleasing to her." In Spanish, "(A ella) le gusta el café."
The Greek verb structure is the exact opposite of the English one, so the Greek verb works in a way where the subject in English phrase becomes the object and vice versa.
Following the traditional subject-verb-object order, the sentence is "Ο καφές αρέσει σε αυτή". (Or simply Ο καφές της αρέσει, but the weak form of the pronoun goes before the verb).
See also here.
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I don't know if you've ever studied Spanish but I think it's kinda like that, (Me gusta el cafe). think of αρεσει as "To please". You wouldn't say "She pleases the coffee" you would say "The coffee pleases her".
