Αν ξεφλουδίσεις πρώτα το μήλο και μετά ρίξεις λίγη κανέλα, το γλυκό γίνεται πιο ελαφρύ.

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Breakdown of Αν ξεφλουδίσεις πρώτα το μήλο και μετά ρίξεις λίγη κανέλα, το γλυκό γίνεται πιο ελαφρύ.

• και: and
• μετά: then
• πιο: more

Questions & Answers about Αν ξεφλουδίσεις πρώτα το μήλο και μετά ρίξεις λίγη κανέλα, το γλυκό γίνεται πιο ελαφρύ.

What does αν do here?

It introduces the condition, just like if in English.

So the sentence is built as:

• Αν ... = If ...
• το γλυκό γίνεται πιο ελαφρύ = the result

In other words, the first part sets up the condition, and the second part tells you what happens if that condition is met.

Why are the verbs ξεφλουδίσεις and ρίξεις used instead of ξεφλουδίζεις and ρίχνεις?

Because Greek is focusing on complete, one-time actions:

• ξεφλουδίσεις = peel, as a completed action
• ρίξεις = add/put in, as a completed action

After αν, Greek often uses this perfective non-past form when talking about a possible future action or a general instruction like this.

So:

• αν ξεφλουδίσεις ... και ρίξεις ... = if you peel ... and add ...
• αν ξεφλουδίζεις ... και ρίχνεις ... would sound more like habitual or ongoing action, not the neat sequence of completed steps a recipe-style sentence wants.

Why is there no να or θα after αν?