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Because φασαρία is a feminine singular noun.
So πολύς, πολλή, πολύ changes to match the noun:
- πολύς for masculine singular
- πολλή for feminine singular
- πολύ for neuter singular
- πολλοί / πολλές / πολλά for plurals
Here, φασαρία is also an uncountable idea, like noise in English, so Greek uses singular πολλή in the sense of much / a lot of:
- πολλή φασαρία = a lot of noise
Greek uses the definite article much more often than English does.
So η πολλή φασαρία can sound natural in Greek even where English would simply say:
- a lot of noise
- the noise
- all that noise
- the excessive noise
In this sentence, η πολλή φασαρία refers to the noise as the thing causing the problem. The article helps make it feel like a specific, identifiable factor in the situation.