Η σπάτουλα ζύμης είναι δίπλα στο αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης.

The dough scraper is next to the wholemeal flour.

Breakdown of Η σπάτουλα ζύμης είναι δίπλα στο αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης.

• είμαι: to be
• δίπλα σε: next to
• η σπάτουλα ζύμης: the dough scraper
• το αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης: the wholemeal flour

Questions & Answers about Η σπάτουλα ζύμης είναι δίπλα στο αλεύρι ολικής άλεσης.

What does Η mean at the beginning of the sentence?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, so here it means the. It goes with σπάτουλα because σπάτουλα is a feminine noun.

So:

• η σπάτουλα = the spatula

In this sentence, η σπάτουλα is the subject.

Why is it σπάτουλα ζύμης and not something like ζύμη σπάτουλα?

Greek often expresses this kind of idea by putting the main noun first and then a second noun in the genitive.

So:

• σπάτουλα ζύμης literally = spatula of dough
• natural English translation = dough spatula

English often uses a noun before another noun, but Greek commonly uses a noun + genitive structure instead.

Why is ζύμης written that way instead of ζύμη?

The basic form is:

• η ζύμη = the dough

But here Greek uses the genitive singular:

• της ζύμης = of the dough

So ζύμης is the genitive form, used to show relationship or type. In this sentence it tells you what kind of spatula it is: a spatula for dough.