Breakdown of Τώρα που το υάλωμα είναι έτοιμο, ο αγγειοπλάστης βάζει το υάλωμα.
είμαι
to be
έτοιμος
ready
βάζω
to apply
ο αγγειοπλάστης
the potter
Questions & Answers about Τώρα που το υάλωμα είναι έτοιμο, ο αγγειοπλάστης βάζει το υάλωμα.
What does Τώρα που do here? Is it just now, or does it mean now that?
Here Τώρα που means now that.
- τώρα = now
- που can introduce a clause, and in this pattern it gives the sense of now that / once / seeing that
So:
- Τώρα που το υάλωμα είναι έτοιμο = Now that the glaze is ready
This is a very common Greek structure:
- Τώρα που τελείωσα, μπορώ να φύγω. = Now that I’ve finished, I can leave.
Why is που used? I thought που could mean that, who, or where.
Yes, που is a very flexible word in Greek. One of its common jobs is to introduce a subordinate clause.
In this sentence, it links Τώρα to the full idea that follows:
- Τώρα που το υάλωμα είναι έτοιμο...
So it is not translating word-for-word as just one English word. It helps create the expression now that...
Greek often uses small linking words like που in ways that do not match English exactly.
Why is το υάλωμα repeated? Couldn’t Greek just say it once?