Η προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης είναι αύριο.

The completion deadline is tomorrow.

Breakdown of Η προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης είναι αύριο.

• είμαι: to be
• αύριο: tomorrow
• η προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης: the completion deadline

Questions & Answers about Η προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης είναι αύριο.

Why does the sentence start with Η?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, so it means the.

It matches προθεσμία, which is a feminine singular noun. So:

• Η προθεσμία = the deadline

Greek articles have to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.

What is the grammatical role of προθεσμία here?

προθεσμία is the subject of the sentence, and it is in the nominative singular.

So the basic structure is:

• Η προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης = the completion deadline
• είναι = is
• αύριο = tomorrow

Because προθεσμία is the thing being described, it appears in the nominative.

Why is ολοκλήρωσης in that form instead of ολοκλήρωση?

Because it is in the genitive singular.

The dictionary form is:

• η ολοκλήρωση = completion

But after another noun, Greek often uses the genitive to mean of:

• ολοκλήρωσης = of completion

So:

• προθεσμία ολοκλήρωσης literally means deadline of completion

In natural English, that is usually completion deadline or deadline for completion.

Why is there no article before ολοκλήρωσης? Why not ?