Breakdown of Το κεντράρισμα γίνεται στον τροχό αγγειοπλαστικής.
σε
on
γίνομαι
to be made
ο τροχός αγγειοπλαστικής
the potter's wheel
το κεντράρισμα
the centering
Questions & Answers about Το κεντράρισμα γίνεται στον τροχό αγγειοπλαστικής.
What does κεντράρισμα mean, grammatically?
Κεντράρισμα is a neuter noun. It means the act or process of centering.
It comes from the verb κεντράρω = to center, plus the noun-forming ending -ισμα, which often creates nouns for actions or results of actions.
So:
- κεντράρω = I center
- κεντράρισμα = centering
In this sentence, it refers to the pottery step where the clay is centered on the wheel.
Why is there το before κεντράρισμα?
Greek uses the definite article much more often than English does.
So το κεντράρισμα is literally the centering, but in English we might simply say centering.
This is very normal in Greek, especially with:
- abstract nouns
- action nouns
- general processes
So even if English would not always use the, Greek often will.
What does γίνεται mean here?