Τώρα που λειτουργεί ο τροχός αγγειοπλαστικής, αρχίζει η διαμόρφωση.

Now that the potter's wheel works, shaping begins.

Breakdown of Τώρα που λειτουργεί ο τροχός αγγειοπλαστικής, αρχίζει η διαμόρφωση.

• λειτουργώ: to work
• αρχίζω: to begin
• ο τροχός αγγειοπλαστικής: the potter's wheel
• η διαμόρφωση: the shaping

Questions & Answers about Τώρα που λειτουργεί ο τροχός αγγειοπλαστικής, αρχίζει η διαμόρφωση.

What does Τώρα που mean here?

Here Τώρα που means now that.

It does not just mean a simple now. The whole phrase introduces a clause that gives the condition or situation under which the next action happens:

• Τώρα που λειτουργεί ο τροχός αγγειοπλαστικής = Now that the pottery wheel is working

In this use, που is functioning like a conjunction, not like the relative pronoun who/which/that.

What does λειτουργεί mean in this sentence?

λειτουργεί is the 3rd person singular present of λειτουργώ.

Here it means something like:

• works
• is functioning
• is operating
• is running

So ο τροχός λειτουργεί means the wheel is working / operating.

Why is λειτουργεί in the present tense?

Greek uses the present tense here because it describes a current, ongoing state: the wheel is now in operation.

So the logic is:

• Now that the wheel is working
• the shaping begins

This is very natural in Greek, just as it is in English.