Η προδιαμόρφωση και η τελική διαμόρφωση χρειάζονται σπάτουλα ζύμης.

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Breakdown of Η προδιαμόρφωση και η τελική διαμόρφωση χρειάζονται σπάτουλα ζύμης.

• χρειάζομαι: to need
• η σπάτουλα ζύμης: the dough scraper
• η προδιαμόρφωση: the pre-shaping

Questions & Answers about Η προδιαμόρφωση και η τελική διαμόρφωση χρειάζονται σπάτουλα ζύμης.

Why is there η before both προδιαμόρφωση and τελική διαμόρφωση?

Η is the feminine singular definite article, and Greek uses the definite article more often than English does.

Here it appears twice because the sentence has two coordinated items:

• η προδιαμόρφωση
• η τελική διαμόρφωση

Repeating the article is very natural in Greek when listing two distinct things. It makes the structure clear: these are two separate stages or actions.

Also, in Greek, even abstract nouns often take the article in places where English would not.

Why is χρειάζονται plural?

Because the subject is plural in meaning: two things are joined by και:

• η προδιαμόρφωση
• η τελική διαμόρφωση

Together they form a compound subject, so the verb is plural:

• χρειάζονται = they need

If there were only one subject, you would use singular:

• Η προδιαμόρφωση χρειάζεται ...

Why does χρειάζονται look passive? What is its dictionary form?