Η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης μένει χαμηλή στη μαζική ωρίμανση.

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Breakdown of Η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης μένει χαμηλή στη μαζική ωρίμανση.

• μένω: to remain
• σε: during
• η μαζική ωρίμανση: the bulk fermentation

Questions & Answers about Η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης μένει χαμηλή στη μαζική ωρίμανση.

Why is the sentence Η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης... and not just Θερμοκρασία ζύμης...?

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

So:

• Η θερμοκρασία = the temperature
• της ζύμης = of the dough

In English, you might sometimes say something like dough temperature without articles, but Greek normally prefers a fuller structure with articles, especially in standard written language.

What case is της ζύμης, and why is it used?

της ζύμης is in the genitive case.

Here it shows possession or relationship:

• η θερμοκρασία = the temperature
• της ζύμης = of the dough

So η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης literally means the temperature of the dough.

This is a very common Greek pattern:

• το χρώμα του ψωμιού = the color of the bread
• η γεύση του καφέ = the taste of the coffee

What is the dictionary form of ζύμης?

The dictionary form is η ζύμη = dough.

In the sentence, it appears as της ζύμης, which is the genitive singular form. For this noun, the nominative and genitive singular look the same in spelling:

• nominative: η ζύμη
• genitive: της ζύμης

That is normal for many feminine nouns of this type.