"Ο υπουργός άμυνας."

Translation: The secretary of defence.

[Stavzilla]

Why is defence secretary marked wrong?

[loukaki]

Is there a rule for when we can use the genitive without the article like in this sentence?

[Kerbwirkung]

I was asking this myself and i have the feeling that it is possible everytime.

[G.Georgopoulos]

No, in such cases the article in Greek is used practically whenever it's also used in English.

[Kerbwirkung]

Like in "I am the king of the world" you can't say "I am king of world"? In these cases you need the articel?
But " a glass of water" doesn't need the article, right? As you would never say "a glass of the water" unless it is some specific water and you have a choice.

[Elina_WILDesign]

how come "the minister of defence" is marked as wrong?

[troll1995]

It's added. Thanks for the input. :)

[Rob594774]

Just had " The Defence Secretary" marked incorrect

[Rob594774]

Defence secretary still marked incorrect.

[troll1995]

Added ;) Sorry for the inconvenience.

[uoLL8]

I still can't figure out which special need imposed the use of the word "Secretary" instead of "minister"!!!

No problem, Duolingo accepted both, but just to extend our knowledge.

Your friend
Kleanthes

[troll1995]

Secretary directly translates to γραμματέας and minister directly translates to υπουργός. Those are official titles, though. Some countries may refer to what we call υπουργοί in Greece as secretaries and some others as minsters.