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Because ρεσεψιόν is treated as a feminine noun in Greek, so it takes the feminine singular article η.
Even though ρεσεψιόν is a loanword and does not change its ending like many Greek nouns do, its gender still matters:
- η ρεσεψιόν = the reception / front desk
With many indeclinable loanwords, the article is what tells you the gender and case.
Ρεσεψιόν is a common loanword meaning the reception desk, especially in a hotel. It is very commonly used in everyday Greek.
In this sentence, it refers to the hotel’s front desk / reception.
It is usually indeclinable, which means the noun itself normally does not change form. The article around it does the grammatical work.
Του ξενοδοχείου is the genitive singular form, and it means of the hotel.
So:
- το ξενοδοχείο = the hotel
- του ξενοδοχείου = of the hotel / the hotel’s
Greek often uses the genitive where English might use:
- of the hotel
- the hotel’s
So Η ρεσεψιόν του ξενοδοχείου literally has the structure The reception of the hotel.