Η υιοθεσία και η αναδοχή προστατεύουν την ευζωία του ζώου.

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Breakdown of Η υιοθεσία και η αναδοχή προστατεύουν την ευζωία του ζώου.

• το ζώο: the animal
• προστατεύω: to protect
• η υιοθεσία: adoption

Questions & Answers about Η υιοθεσία και η αναδοχή προστατεύουν την ευζωία του ζώου.

Why is there an article before both υιοθεσία and αναδοχή?

Because Greek normally uses the definite article much more often than English.

Here, η υιοθεσία and η αναδοχή are two separate nouns, both feminine singular, so each one gets its own article:

• η υιοθεσία = adoption
• η αναδοχή = fostering / foster care

With και (and), Greek often repeats the article before each noun when they are being presented as two distinct ideas.

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Why is the verb προστατεύουν plural?

Because the subject is made of two things joined by και:

• η υιοθεσία
• η αναδοχή

Together they form a plural subject, so the verb must also be plural:

• προστατεύει = it protects
• προστατεύουν = they protect

So Greek is doing exactly what English does here: adoption and fostering protect...

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What form is προστατεύουν, exactly?