Το υάλωμα ετοιμάστηκε, μόνο που η εφυάλωση αρχίζει αύριο.

The glaze was prepared, except that glazing begins tomorrow.

Breakdown of Το υάλωμα ετοιμάστηκε, μόνο που η εφυάλωση αρχίζει αύριο.

• αύριο: tomorrow
• ετοιμάζω: to prepare
• αρχίζω: to begin
• μόνο που: except that; only

Questions & Answers about Το υάλωμα ετοιμάστηκε, μόνο που η εφυάλωση αρχίζει αύριο.

What is the difference between υάλωμα and εφυάλωση? They look like two words for the same thing.

They are related, but they do not focus on exactly the same idea.

• υάλωμα usually refers to the glaze / glazed layer / glazing material / finished coating
• εφυάλωση refers more to the process of glazing

A very common pattern in Greek is:

• nouns in -μα often refer to the result of an action
• nouns in -ωση often refer to the process or action

So the sentence is contrasting:

• the glaze or glazed preparation being ready with
• the actual glazing process starting tomorrow

Why is it το υάλωμα but η εφυάλωση?

Because the two nouns have different grammatical genders.

• υάλωμα is neuter, so it takes το
• εφυάλωση is feminine, so it takes η

This is very normal in Greek:

• nouns ending in -μα are usually neuter
• nouns ending in -ωση are usually feminine

So the articles are simply agreeing with the gender of each noun.

Why is there a definite article at all? In English we might just say glaze was prepared or .