Τα παρασκήνια έχουν καμαρίνι.

The backstage area has a dressing room.

Breakdown of Τα παρασκήνια έχουν καμαρίνι.

• έχω: to have
• τα παρασκήνια: the backstage area
• το καμαρίνι: the dressing room

Questions & Answers about Τα παρασκήνια έχουν καμαρίνι.

Why is τα παρασκήνια plural when the English idea may sound singular, like backstage?

Because Greek often treats παρασκήνια as a plural noun.

• το παρασκήνιο = the backstage / the background / the behind-the-scenes aspect
• τα παρασκήνια = backstage / behind the scenes

In actual use, τα παρασκήνια is very common for the physical backstage area and also for the figurative sense behind the scenes. So even if English uses a singular or uncountable word, Greek may use a plural form.

This is not unusual across languages: the grammar does not always match English word-for-word.

Why is the verb έχουν and not έχει?

Because the subject is τα παρασκήνια, which is plural.

• έχει = he/she/it has
• έχουν = they have

So:

• Τα παρασκήνια έχουν... = The backstage / backstage areas have...

Even if the meaning feels singular in English, Greek grammar still agrees with the noun’s grammatical number, which here is plural.

Why is there no article before καμαρίνι? Shouldn’t it be ένα καμαρίνι for a dressing room?