Questions & Answers about Η ακύρωση της πτήσης δεν με βολεύει καθόλου.
What is the subject of the sentence?
The subject is Η ακύρωση της πτήσης = the cancellation of the flight.
The verb βολεύει is in the 3rd person singular because the subject is a single thing: η ακύρωση (the cancellation).
So the basic structure is:
Η ακύρωση της πτήσης → subject
δεν με βολεύει καθόλου → predicate
Why is πτήσης in the genitive case?
Because Greek uses the genitive for the idea of of the flight.
- η πτήση = the flight
- της πτήσης = of the flight
So:
- η ακύρωση = the cancellation
- η ακύρωση της πτήσης = the cancellation of the flight
This is very common in Greek: one noun followed by another noun in the genitive to show possession or relationship.
Why are there two articles: η and της?
Because both nouns are definite:
- η ακύρωση = the cancellation
- της πτήσης = of the flight
Greek uses the article very regularly, often more than English does. So where English says the cancellation of the flight, Greek says literally the cancellation of-the flight.
What does βολεύει mean here exactly?