Learn Hardcore Greek: Η απόρριψη της αίτησης δεν είναι το τέλος, θα κάνω νέα αίτηση. - The rejection of the application is not the end; I will submit a new application.

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Η απόρριψη της αίτησης δεν είναι το τέλος, θα κάνω νέα αίτηση.

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The rejection of the application is not the end; I will submit a new application.

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Breakdown of Η απόρριψη της αίτησης δεν είναι το τέλος, θα κάνω νέα αίτηση.

Why is it της αίτησης in the first part, but just αίτηση in the second part?

Because the two nouns are doing different jobs.

της αίτησης means of the application. It is in the genitive case because it depends on η απόρριψη = the rejection.
αίτηση in θα κάνω νέα αίτηση is the direct object of κάνω and stays in the basic dictionary form here.

So:

This is a very common Greek pattern:

What case is της αίτησης, and why is it used?

της αίτησης is genitive singular.

Greek often uses the genitive where English uses of or an apostrophe:

Here is the breakdown:

The base form is η αίτηση. In the genitive singular, it becomes της αίτησης.

Why does the sentence begin with Η απόρριψη? What exactly is απόρριψη?