Η προδιαμόρφωση γίνεται πριν από την τελική διαμόρφωση.

Pre-shaping takes place before final shaping.

Breakdown of Η προδιαμόρφωση γίνεται πριν από την τελική διαμόρφωση.

• πριν από: before
• γίνομαι: to be made
• η προδιαμόρφωση: the pre-shaping
• η τελική διαμόρφωση: the final shaping

Questions & Answers about Η προδιαμόρφωση γίνεται πριν από την τελική διαμόρφωση.

What does γίνεται mean here? Is it really becomes?

Γίνεται is from γίνομαι, a very common verb that can mean several things depending on context, including:

• become
• happen
• take place
• be done / be carried out

In this sentence, γίνεται does not mean becomes. It means something more like:

• takes place
• is done
• is carried out

So the sentence is understood as:

• The preforming / pre-shaping is done before the final forming / shaping.

This is a very common thing for learners to notice: γίνομαι often has a broader meaning than just become.

Why is there an η at the beginning of Η προδιαμόρφωση?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

So:

• η προδιαμόρφωση = the preforming / pre-shaping

Greek articles show gender, number, and case, so they change form depending on the noun’s role in the sentence.

Here, προδιαμόρφωση is a feminine singular noun, and it is the subject of the sentence, so it takes the nominative article η.