Η διανομή ρόλων δείχνει πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο και δευτερεύοντα ρόλο.

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Breakdown of Η διανομή ρόλων δείχνει πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο και δευτερεύοντα ρόλο.

• δείχνω: to show
• ο πρωταγωνιστικός ρόλος: the leading role
• ο δευτερεύων ρόλος: the supporting role

Questions & Answers about Η διανομή ρόλων δείχνει πρωταγωνιστικό ρόλο και δευτερεύοντα ρόλο.

Why is ρόλων in the genitive plural?

Because διανομή ρόλων means distribution of roles or casting. In Greek, a noun is often followed by another noun in the genitive to show a relationship like of in English.

• η διανομή = the distribution
• ρόλων = of roles

So η διανομή ρόλων literally means the distribution of roles.

Why is there no article before ρόλων? Why not των ρόλων?

Both are possible, but they mean slightly different things.

• η διανομή ρόλων = role distribution / casting in a general sense
• η διανομή των ρόλων = the distribution of the roles, referring to specific roles already known in context

So the version without the article is more general and more compact.

What case is Η διανομή, and what is its role in the sentence?

Η διανομή is in the nominative singular and it is the subject of the sentence.

• η = the feminine singular nominative article
• διανομή = a feminine noun

It is the thing that does the action of δείχνει.