Η εφυάλωση χρειάζεται υάλωμα και σφουγγάρι αγγειοπλαστικής.

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Breakdown of Η εφυάλωση χρειάζεται υάλωμα και σφουγγάρι αγγειοπλαστικής.

• χρειάζομαι: to need
• το υάλωμα: the glaze
• η εφυάλωση: the glazing

Questions & Answers about Η εφυάλωση χρειάζεται υάλωμα και σφουγγάρι αγγειοπλαστικής.

What is the basic structure of this sentence?

It has a simple Subject – Verb – Object structure:

• Η εφυάλωση = the subject
• χρειάζεται = the verb
• υάλωμα και σφουγγάρι αγγειοπλαστικής = what is needed

So, grammatically, it is built in a very familiar way for an English speaker.

What does Η mean at the beginning?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, so it means the.

It tells you that εφυάλωση is:

• singular
• feminine
• the specific subject of the sentence

Greek articles carry more grammatical information than English the, because they show gender, number, and case.

Why is the verb χρειάζεται in that form?

Χρειάζεται is 3rd person singular present tense, meaning needs or requires here.

It is singular because the subject η εφυάλωση is singular.

A useful thing to know is that this verb comes from χρειάζομαι, which has a middle/passive-looking form but often has an active meaning. So even though it ends like a passive-type verb, in this sentence it simply means needs/requires.

Why are υάλωμα and σφουγγάρι written without ένα?