Η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης μένει χαμηλή στη μαζική ωρίμανση.

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.

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

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.

μένει comes from μένω, which usually means stay, remain, or keep being.

So:

• είναι χαμηλή = is low
• μένει χαμηλή = stays low / remains low

In this sentence, μένει suggests that the temperature continues to be low during that stage, not just that it is low at one moment.

Because χαμηλή agrees with η θερμοκρασία, which is:

• feminine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must match it:

• masculine: χαμηλός
• feminine: χαμηλή
• neuter: χαμηλό

Since θερμοκρασία is feminine, Greek uses χαμηλή.

στη is the contracted form of:

• σε
  • τη = στη

So στη μαζική ωρίμανση literally means in the bulk fermentation or during the bulk fermentation, depending on context.

This contraction is very common:

• στο = σε + το
• στη = σε + τη
• στον = σε + τον

After στη, the noun phrase is in the form used after the preposition σε.

The basic noun is:

• η ωρίμανση = maturation / fermentation stage

And μαζική is an adjective meaning something like bulk or mass-phase here, agreeing with ωρίμανση:

• ωρίμανση is feminine singular
• so the adjective is μαζική

So:

• η μαζική ωρίμανση
• στη μαζική ωρίμανση

The article changes because of σε + τη, but the adjective still agrees with the noun.

Not exactly.

Although μαζικός / μαζική / μαζικό can sometimes mean mass or large-scale, in this baking context μαζική ωρίμανση refers to bulk fermentation.

So this is a good place to avoid translating word-for-word too mechanically. In technical or baking language, the whole phrase matters more than the individual word μαζική by itself.

Yes.

Greek σε often covers meanings that English expresses in different ways, depending on context. So στη μαζική ωρίμανση could be understood as:

• in bulk fermentation
• during bulk fermentation
• at the bulk fermentation stage

The exact English wording depends on how naturally you want to translate it.

No, Greek word order is fairly flexible.

The sentence as given is natural:

• Η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης μένει χαμηλή στη μαζική ωρίμανση.

But you could also say:

• Στη μαζική ωρίμανση, η θερμοκρασία της ζύμης μένει χαμηλή.

That version puts more emphasis on the time/stage: during bulk fermentation.

Because Greek marks grammatical relationships with articles and case endings, it can move parts around more freely than English.

A very literal breakdown would be:

• Η θερμοκρασία = the temperature
• της ζύμης = of the dough
• μένει = remains / stays
• χαμηλή = low
• στη μαζική ωρίμανση = in/during the bulk fermentation

So, literally:

The temperature of the dough remains low during bulk fermentation.

That kind of word-by-word breakdown is useful for understanding the grammar, even if a smoother translation might be phrased a little differently.

Here are the dictionary forms:

• η θερμοκρασία = temperature
• η ζύμη = dough
• μένω = stay, remain
• χαμηλός / χαμηλή / χαμηλό = low
• η ωρίμανση = maturation, ripening, fermentation stage
• μαζικός / μαζική / μαζικό = mass, bulk-related

This is useful because Greek words often appear in changed forms depending on gender, number, case, and syntax.