Η ανανέωση υπολοίπου χρειάζεται κάρτα SIM.

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Breakdown of Η ανανέωση υπολοίπου χρειάζεται κάρτα SIM.

• η ανανέωση υπολοίπου: the prepaid balance top-up
• η κάρτα SIM: the SIM card

Questions & Answers about Η ανανέωση υπολοίπου χρειάζεται κάρτα SIM.

Why is υπολοίπου in that form instead of υπόλοιπο?

Because υπολοίπου is genitive singular, and Greek often uses the genitive after another noun to mean of ....

So:

• υπόλοιπο = balance / remaining amount
• υπολοίπου = of the balance

In ανανέωση υπολοίπου, the structure is literally renewal of balance.

What does the article Η tell us here?

Η is the feminine singular nominative definite article, meaning the.

It matches ανανέωση, which is a feminine singular noun:

• η ανανέωση = the renewal / the top-up

Greek uses the definite article more often than English does, especially with abstract nouns or set expressions. So even if English might say just Top-up requires..., Greek naturally says Η ανανέωση...

Is ανανέωση υπολοίπου a single expression?