Το ανέβασμα των τοιχωμάτων αλλάζει το πάχος του τοιχώματος.

Pulling up the walls changes the wall thickness.

Breakdown of Το ανέβασμα των τοιχωμάτων αλλάζει το πάχος του τοιχώματος.

• αλλάζω: to change
• το ανέβασμα των τοιχωμάτων: pulling up the walls
• το πάχος του τοιχώματος: the wall thickness

Questions & Answers about Το ανέβασμα των τοιχωμάτων αλλάζει το πάχος του τοιχώματος.

What exactly is το ανέβασμα here?

Το ανέβασμα is a neuter noun made from the verb ανεβάζω (to raise, lift, increase, bring up).

So instead of a full verb phrase like raising the walls, Greek uses a noun phrase meaning something like the raising / the increase / the buildup.

A very literal breakdown is:

• το = the
• ανέβασμα = raising, bringing up, increase

This kind of noun is very common in Greek. English can do something similar with forms like the raising of the walls.

Why is there an article in το ανέβασμα? English often just says raising without the.

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

So το ανέβασμα is completely normal Greek, even where English might simply say:

• raising the walls
• wall raising
• the raising of the walls

In Greek, abstract nouns and action nouns often appear with the article:

• το ανέβασμα
• η αλλαγή
• η αύξηση

So the article here does not necessarily mean the action is especially specific in the way English the might suggest. It is just natural Greek usage.