Ο φιλανθρωπικός οργανισμός στηρίζει την κοινωνική δομή.

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Breakdown of Ο φιλανθρωπικός οργανισμός στηρίζει την κοινωνική δομή.

• ο φιλανθρωπικός οργανισμός: the charitable organization
• η κοινωνική δομή: the social welfare facility

Questions & Answers about Ο φιλανθρωπικός οργανισμός στηρίζει την κοινωνική δομή.

Why are there two words meaning the: Ο and την?

Greek definite articles change form depending on gender, number, and case.

In this sentence:

• Ο φιλανθρωπικός οργανισμός = the charitable organization
  
  • Ο is the masculine singular nominative form of the
• την κοινωνική δομή = the social structure
  
  • την is the feminine singular accusative form of the

So Greek does not use one single word for the the way English does.

Why is οργανισμός preceded by Ο, but δομή by την?

Because the two nouns have different grammatical genders and different cases.

• οργανισμός is masculine
• δομή is feminine

Also, they play different roles in the sentence:

• Ο φιλανθρωπικός οργανισμός is the subject → nominative case
• την κοινωνική δομή is the direct object → accusative case

That is why the articles are different:

• masculine nominative: ο
• feminine accusative: την

Why do the adjectives change form: φιλανθρωπικός and κοινωνική?