Ο αγγειοπλάστης μάς δίνει πηλό για την πηλοπλαστική.

ο is the masculine singular nominative definite article, so ο αγγειοπλάστης means the potter.

It also helps show that αγγειοπλάστης is the subject of the sentence. Greek uses the definite article more often than English, so seeing ο with a profession noun is very normal.

αγγειοπλάστης is a masculine noun in the nominative singular. It is the dictionary form.

It belongs to a common masculine pattern ending in -ης:

• ο αγγειοπλάστης = nominative singular
• του αγγειοπλάστη = genitive singular
• τον αγγειοπλάστη = accusative singular

So here it is in the form used for the subject: the potter.

Here μάς means us or to us.

With the verb δίνω (I give), Greek often uses a short pronoun like μου, σου, μας, σας for the person receiving something:

• μου δίνει = gives me
• μας δίνει = gives us

So:

• Ο αγγειοπλάστης μάς δίνει πηλό = The potter gives us clay

The accented spelling μάς is often used to make it clearer that this is the pronoun us, not the possessive μας meaning our.

Because Greek can express the receiver with a clitic pronoun like μας.

In English we say gives us or gives to us. In Greek, μας already carries that meaning, so no extra word is needed.

If you wanted extra emphasis, you could also use a fuller phrase such as σε εμάς, but in ordinary sentences μας is the natural choice.

δίνει is the 3rd person singular present tense form of δίνω (to give).

It is 3rd person singular because the subject is ο αγγειοπλάστης = the potter, which is singular.

A few present-tense forms of δίνω are:

• δίνω = I give
• δίνεις = you give
• δίνει = he/she/it gives
• δίνουμε / δίνουμε = we give

So ο αγγειοπλάστης μάς δίνει means the potter gives us.

Because πηλό is the accusative singular form of πηλός.

πηλός is the dictionary form, but here the word is the direct object of δίνει—it is the thing being given—so Greek uses the accusative:

• ο πηλός = the clay, nominative
• τον πηλό = the clay, accusative
• without article: πηλό = clay

This is a very common pattern for masculine nouns in -ος:

• nominative singular: -ος
• accusative singular: -ο

Because here πηλό is being used as an indefinite mass noun, like English clay.

So the sentence means gives us clay, not necessarily gives us the clay.

If you wanted to refer to specific clay, Greek could use the article:

• μας δίνει τον πηλό = gives us the clay

Without the article, it sounds more general and natural here.

για means for, and it is followed by the accusative in Modern Greek.

That is why you get:

• την πηλοπλαστική

Also, Greek often keeps the article with nouns for activities or abstract ideas, even where English might not. So:

• για την πηλοπλαστική literally = for the clay modeling / pottery
• natural English = for pottery or for clay modeling

So the structure is completely normal Greek: για + accusative.

Yes. They share the root πηλο-, which relates to clay.

• πηλός = clay
• πηλοπλαστική = clay modeling, pottery, the art/activity of shaping clay

This kind of word-building is very common in Greek, so noticing shared roots can help you remember vocabulary.

Not completely. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

This sentence has a very neutral order:

• Ο αγγειοπλάστης = subject
• μάς = object pronoun
• δίνει = verb
• πηλό = direct object
• για την πηλοπλαστική = prepositional phrase

But Greek could also move things around for emphasis, for example:

• Μας δίνει πηλό ο αγγειοπλάστης
• Πηλό μάς δίνει ο αγγειοπλάστης

The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis changes.

A useful breakdown is:

• Ο αγγειοπλάστης: subject in the nominative
• μάς: short pronoun meaning us / to us
• δίνει: verb
• πηλό: direct object in the accusative
• για την πηλοπλαστική: prepositional phrase with για + accusative

So the sentence structure is basically:

The potter + gives us + clay + for pottery / clay modeling.