Breakdown of Είμαι εναντίον αυτής της θεραπείας.
είμαι
to be
η θεραπεία
the treatment
αυτή
this
εναντίον
against
Questions & Answers about Είμαι εναντίον αυτής της θεραπείας.
What does εναντίον mean here, and how is it used?
εναντίον means against.
In this sentence, είμαι εναντίον... means I am against... in the sense of being opposed to something.
A very common pattern is:
είμαι εναντίον + genitive noun/pronoun
= I am against + something/someone
So:
- Είμαι εναντίον αυτής της θεραπείας. = I am against this treatment.
It is usually used for opinions, opposition, or disagreement, not physical movement.
Why is it αυτής της θεραπείας and not αυτή η θεραπεία?
Because εναντίον takes the genitive case.
The basic dictionary form is:
- η θεραπεία = the treatment (nominative)
But after εναντίον, the noun phrase must go into the genitive:
- της θεραπείας = of the treatment
- αυτής της θεραπείας = of this treatment
So the Greek structure is literally closer to:
- I am against of this treatment
Even though in natural English we simply say against this treatment.
Why are there two words before θεραπείας: αυτής and ?