Ο δευτερεύων ρόλος ανήκει στον συμπρωταγωνιστή.

to belong

Breakdown of Ο δευτερεύων ρόλος ανήκει στον συμπρωταγωνιστή.

• ο δευτερεύων ρόλος: the supporting role
• ο συμπρωταγωνιστής: the co-star

Questions & Answers about Ο δευτερεύων ρόλος ανήκει στον συμπρωταγωνιστή.

How is this sentence put together grammatically?

It breaks down like this:

• Ο δευτερεύων ρόλος = the subject
• ανήκει = the verb
• στον συμπρωταγωνιστή = a prepositional phrase meaning to the co-star

So the pattern is basically:

Subject + verb + complement

That is very close to normal English word order, even though Greek can be more flexible.

What does ο mean here?

Ο is the masculine singular nominative definite article, so it means the.

It goes with ρόλος because:

• ρόλος is masculine
• singular
• nominative, because it is the subject of the sentence

In Greek, the article changes form depending on gender, number, and case.

Why is it δευτερεύων? That ending looks unusual.

Δευτερεύων is an adjective meaning secondary / supporting.

It is in the masculine singular nominative form so that it agrees with ρόλος.

What may feel strange is that this adjective belongs to a more formal, learned pattern:

• masculine: δευτερεύων
• feminine: δευτερεύουσα
• neuter: δευτερεύον

So even though δευτερεύων does not look like ρόλος, it still matches it grammatically.

This is a fairly formal or standard expression, especially in contexts like theatre, cinema, criticism, and awards.