Η έξοδος κινδύνου είναι κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο.

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• Η = the for a feminine singular noun
• έξοδος = exit
• κινδύνου = of danger / emergency
• είναι = is
• κοντά = near
• στο = to/in/on the, here functioning as near the because it is σε + το
• κλιμακοστάσιο = stairwell / staircase area

So structurally, Greek is saying something like:

The exit of emergency is near the stairwell

but in natural English that becomes The emergency exit is near the stairwell.

Because in Greek, noun gender is not determined only by the ending.

έξοδος is a feminine noun, even though it ends in -ος, which many learners first associate with masculine nouns.

So:

• η έξοδος = the exit
• not ο έξοδος
• not το έξοδος

Greek has a number of feminine nouns in -ος, so this is something you mostly learn word by word.

Because Greek often uses the genitive where English uses a noun as a modifier.

Here, κινδύνου is the genitive singular of κίνδυνος = danger.

So:

• έξοδος κινδύνου literally = exit of danger
• natural meaning = emergency exit

This is a very common Greek pattern. English often stacks nouns together, while Greek often uses the genitive instead.

Because έξοδος κινδύνου is a set expression meaning emergency exit.

In this phrase, κινδύνου works like a classifying noun: it tells you what kind of exit it is.

If you said του κινδύνου, that would mean something more like of the danger, referring to a specific danger, and it would sound unnatural here.

So:

• έξοδος κινδύνου = emergency exit
• έξοδος του κινδύνου = not the normal way to say that

στο is a contraction of:

• σε = to / in / at / on
• το = the for a neuter singular noun

So:

• σε + το = στο

In this sentence, κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο means near the stairwell.

This kind of contraction is very common in Greek:

• στο = σε το
• στη = σε τη(ν)
• στον = σε τον

Because κλιμακοστάσιο is a neuter noun.

So it takes the neuter article το, and after σε that becomes στο.

• το κλιμακοστάσιο = the stairwell
• στο κλιμακοστάσιο = in/at/to the stairwell

You would use στη(ν) with a feminine noun, not with κλιμακοστάσιο.

Yes, in this meaning, κοντά normally goes with σε when followed by a noun.

So:

• κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο = near the stairwell
• underlying structure: κοντά σε το κλιμακοστάσιο

You can think of κοντά as near, and then Greek adds σε before the noun.

You will also see:

• κοντά μου = near me
• κοντά σου = near you

So the basic idea is: κοντά + σε / article / pronoun.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

ee EX-oh-thos keen-THEE-noo EE-neh kon-DA sto klee-ma-ko-STA-see-o

A few notes:

• η sounds like ee
• ξ in έξοδος sounds like ks
• δ in κινδύνου is like th in this
• the stress falls on:
  • Έξοδος
  • κινδύνου
  • είναι
  • κοντά
  • κλιμακοστάσιο

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The neutral order here is:

Η έξοδος κινδύνου είναι κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο.

But you could also say:

Κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο είναι η έξοδος κινδύνου.

That version puts more emphasis on the location.

So the original sentence is the most straightforward, but it is not the only possible order.

Not exactly.

• σκάλα / σκάλες usually means stairs / staircase
• κλιμακοστάσιο usually means the stairwell, the staircase area inside a building, or the stair core

So κλιμακοστάσιο is a bit more architectural or building-related.

In a sentence about where an emergency exit is located, κλιμακοστάσιο is very natural.

Normally, no. In a full sentence like this, είναι is the standard form.

So:

• Η έξοδος κινδύνου είναι κοντά στο κλιμακοστάσιο. = correct full sentence

If this were a short label or sign, Greek might simply use:

• Έξοδος κινδύνου

But once you are making a complete statement with near the stairwell, the verb είναι is normally included.

Yes. On signs, labels, and notices, Greek often drops the article.

So a door sign would very naturally say:

Έξοδος κινδύνου

That means Emergency exit.

But in the full sentence, Η έξοδος κινδύνου is natural because you are talking about a specific emergency exit: The emergency exit is near the stairwell.