Breakdown of Η αργοπορία του συνεργάτη μας άλλαξε όλο το πρόγραμμα της συνάντησης.
η συνάντηση
the meeting
το πρόγραμμα
the schedule
αλλάζω
to change
μας
our
Questions & Answers about Η αργοπορία του συνεργάτη μας άλλαξε όλο το πρόγραμμα της συνάντησης.
Why is the sentence starting with Η αργοπορία instead of just αργοπορία?
Because Greek often uses the definite article where English might not.
Η αργοπορία means the lateness or the delay in a specific situation. Here, it refers to a particular instance: our colleague/partner was late, and that specific lateness changed the meeting schedule.
Without the article, αργοπορία would sound more general or dictionary-like, like lateness as a concept.
What exactly does αργοπορία mean?
Αργοπορία means lateness, being late, or sometimes delay caused by someone being late.
In this sentence, it refers to the fact that the colleague/partner arrived late.
A useful nuance:
- αργοπορία often focuses on a person being late
- καθυστέρηση is a broader word for delay in general
So here αργοπορία is very natural because the problem was someone's lateness.
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