החימר דורש ייבוש לפני שריפת הביסק.

The clay requires drying before the bisque firing.

Breakdown of החימר דורש ייבוש לפני שריפת הביסק.

• לפני: before
• לדרוש: to require
• חימר: clay
• ייבוש: drying

Questions & Answers about החימר דורש ייבוש לפני שריפת הביסק.

How is this sentence built word by word?

Here is the basic breakdown:

• החימר = the clay
• דורש = requires / needs
• ייבוש = drying
• לפני = before
• שריפת הביסק = the bisque firing or literally the firing of the bisque

So the structure is:

[subject] + [verb] + [thing required] + [time phrase]

That is very normal Hebrew word order.

Why does החימר have ה־?

The prefix ה־ is the definite article, like the in English.

So:

• חימר = clay
• החימר = the clay

In context, Hebrew often uses the definite form when talking about a specific material being discussed, or even a material in a general technical sense. So החימר can sound natural even where English might simply say clay.

Why is the verb דורש and not דורשת or דורשים?