Ο υποβολέας διαβάζει το θεατρικό κείμενο.

The theatre prompter reads the script.

Breakdown of Ο υποβολέας διαβάζει το θεατρικό κείμενο.

• διαβάζω: to read
• το θεατρικό κείμενο: the theatre script
• ο υποβολέας: the theatre prompter

Questions & Answers about Ο υποβολέας διαβάζει το θεατρικό κείμενο.

Why are there two different words for the here: ο and το?

Greek the changes form to match the gender, number, and case of the noun.

• ο υποβολέας = the prompter
  
  • ο is the masculine singular nominative form
• το θεατρικό κείμενο = the theatrical text / the play script
  
  • το is the neuter singular accusative form here

So unlike English, Greek articles agree with the nouns they go with.

What case are the nouns in this sentence?

• Ο υποβολέας is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.
• το θεατρικό κείμενο is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of διαβάζει.

A simple way to think about it:

• Who is doing the action? → ο υποβολέας
• What is being read? → το θεατρικό κείμενο

Why is υποβολέας masculine?

υποβολέας is a masculine noun in Greek. Many nouns referring to people have grammatical gender, and this noun takes masculine forms:

• ο υποβολέας = the prompter

Its grammatical gender controls the article:

• ο because the noun is masculine

Greek grammatical gender does not always work exactly like natural gender in English, but for nouns referring to professions or people, the grammatical gender often corresponds to the person being described.