Τώρα που τελείωσε η πρώτη όπτηση, αρχίζει η εφυάλωση.

to begin

Breakdown of Τώρα που τελείωσε η πρώτη όπτηση, αρχίζει η εφυάλωση.

• τελειώνω: to end
• η εφυάλωση: the glazing
• η πρώτη όπτηση: the first firing

Questions & Answers about Τώρα που τελείωσε η πρώτη όπτηση, αρχίζει η εφυάλωση.

What does Τώρα που mean here?

Here Τώρα που means now that. It introduces a situation that has just become true and sets up what happens next.

So the structure is:

Τώρα που + clause = Now that + clause

In this sentence, it means that the first firing has been completed, and as a result the next stage begins.

Why is που used after Τώρα?

In this pattern, που links Τώρα to the clause that follows:

Τώρα που τελείωσε η πρώτη όπτηση

You can think of που here as part of the fixed expression Τώρα που, which works like now that in English.

This is a very common Greek construction, even though που has many other uses in the language.

What tense is τελείωσε?

Τελείωσε is the aorist, 3rd person singular, of τελειώνω.

Here it presents the action as a completed event:

• τελείωσε = finished / ended

The subject is η πρώτη όπτηση, so the sense is the first firing finished or the first firing has finished.