Διπλώνουμε τη ζύμη ώσπου να αυξηθεί η ελαστικότητα.
We fold the dough until its elasticity increases.
Breakdown of Διπλώνουμε τη ζύμη ώσπου να αυξηθεί η ελαστικότητα.
αυξάνω
to increase
η ζύμη
the dough
διπλώνω
to fold
η ελαστικότητα
the elasticity
Questions & Answers about Διπλώνουμε τη ζύμη ώσπου να αυξηθεί η ελαστικότητα.
Why is διπλώνουμε in the we form?
In Greek instructions, recipes, and demonstrations, the 1st person plural is very common. So διπλώνουμε literally means we fold, but in context it functions like an instruction: we fold the dough = fold the dough.
It sounds a bit like English instructional style such as Now we add the flour.
Why is it τη ζύμη and not η ζύμη?
Because ζύμη is the direct object of διπλώνουμε.
- η ζύμη = nominative, the dough as subject
- τη(ν) ζύμη = accusative, the dough as object
Here, the dough is the thing being folded, so Greek uses the accusative: τη ζύμη.
Why is it τη and not την?
The accusative article is underlyingly την, but the final -ν is often dropped before certain consonants. Since ζύμη starts with ζ, τη ζύμη is the normal form here.
You will often see this pattern:
- την αγάπη but
- τη ζύμη
Some speakers keep the -ν more often in speech or writing, but τη ζύμη is completely standard.
What does ώσπου να mean?