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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.
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.