Ο συμπρωταγωνιστής παίζει τον δευτερεύοντα ρόλο.

The co-star plays the supporting role.

Breakdown of Ο συμπρωταγωνιστής παίζει τον δευτερεύοντα ρόλο.

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

Questions & Answers about Ο συμπρωταγωνιστής παίζει τον δευτερεύοντα ρόλο.

What does συμπρωταγωνιστής mean exactly?

συμπρωταγωνιστής means co-star or fellow lead actor.

It is made up of:

• συν-/συμ- = with, together
• πρωταγωνιστής = leading actor, protagonist

So συμπρωταγωνιστής is someone who stars alongside another main actor.

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Why is there Ο at the beginning?

Ο is the masculine singular definite article in the nominative case. It means the.

Here it goes with συμπρωταγωνιστής:

• Ο συμπρωταγωνιστής = the co-star

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case, unlike English the, which never changes.

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Why is it τον δευτερεύοντα ρόλο and not something like ο δευτερεύων ρόλος?

Because this phrase is the object of the verb παίζει.

In English:

• The co-star plays the supporting role.

Here:

• The co-star = subject
• the supporting role = direct object

In Greek, the direct object usually takes the accusative case.

So:

• nominative: ο δευτερεύων ρόλος
• accusative: τον δευτερεύοντα ρόλο

Both the article and the words connected to it change form to show the accusative.

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