Πριν από τη μετακόμιση αδειάζω τη ντουλάπα μου, για να δω τι χρειάζομαι πραγματικά.

Πριν από means before when it is followed by a noun phrase:

• πριν από τη μετακόμιση = before the move

Yes, Greek also very often uses just πριν in the same meaning:

• πριν τη μετακόμιση

Both are common. Πριν από can sound a bit fuller or clearer, but in everyday Greek both are natural.

Because μετακόμιση is the object of the prepositional phrase πριν από, so it appears in the accusative case.

• nominative: η μετακόμιση = the move
• accusative: τη μετακόμιση = the move after a preposition / as an object

In this noun, the noun form itself does not change, but the article changes from η to τη(ν).

This is about the final -ν of the feminine accusative article.

In careful spelling rules, την is often kept before vowels and certain consonants, while before others it is commonly dropped. In modern real-life Greek, usage is somewhat flexible, especially in informal writing and speech.

So:

• τη μετακόμιση is completely normal
• τη ντουλάπα is also very common in modern usage
• you may also see την ντουλάπα

For a learner, the important point is that τη and την can both represent the feminine accusative article, depending on style, pronunciation, and spelling preference.

Greek weak possessive forms like μου, σου, του, της normally come after the noun:

• η ντουλάπα μου = my closet
• το σπίτι μου = my house
• η φίλη της = her friend

So Greek literally structures it more like:

• the closet my

If you want strong emphasis, Greek uses a different structure, such as δική μου, but in ordinary sentences the unstressed possessive goes after the noun.

Because Greek often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• αδειάζω already means I empty / I am emptying
• χρειάζομαι already means I need

So Greek does not need εγώ here.
You would add εγώ only for emphasis or contrast:

• Εγώ αδειάζω τη ντουλάπα μου... = I’m the one emptying my closet...

This is called a pro-drop language feature.

Για να means in order to, so that, or simply to when expressing purpose.

So:

• αδειάζω τη ντουλάπα μου, για να δω...
• I empty my closet, in order to see...

It tells you why the action is being done.

A very important grammar point: για να is followed by να + a verb form.

Because after να, Greek uses the subjunctive, not the normal present indicative.

The verb βλέπω has an aorist subjunctive form:

• να δω = to see, to have a look, to find out by looking

Here δω fits because the speaker means a single complete act of checking:

• για να δω τι χρειάζομαι = to see what I need

If you said για να βλέπω, it would sound more like to be seeing, to keep seeing, or to see repeatedly, which is not the idea here.

Because the sentence is talking about what I actually need, as a present or general fact discovered during the sorting process.

• τι χρειάζομαι πραγματικά = what I really need

The present tense works well because this is about identifying real needs, not necessarily a single future need.

If you wanted a more explicitly future meaning, Greek could say:

• τι θα χρειαστώ πραγματικά = what I will really need

So the original sentence sounds like:

• I’m checking what I genuinely need
• not specifically only what I will need later

Yes, and Greek can do this too.

The present tense in Greek can describe:

• a habitual action
• a planned action
• a step in a general procedure

So αδειάζω τη ντουλάπα μου can mean something like:

• I empty my closet
• I’m emptying my closet
• Before the move, I empty my closet...

Depending on context, it may sound like a routine or a planned action.

If the speaker wanted to be more explicitly future-oriented, they could say:

• θα αδειάσω τη ντουλάπα μου = I will empty my closet

Πραγματικά means really, truly, or actually.

Here it modifies χρειάζομαι:

• τι χρειάζομαι πραγματικά = what I really need

Greek word order is fairly flexible, so the adverb can move around a bit depending on emphasis:

• τι χρειάζομαι πραγματικά
• τι πραγματικά χρειάζομαι

Both are natural. The version in your sentence sounds very normal and smooth.

Not always exactly. Ντουλάπα is a broad everyday word that can mean:

• closet
• wardrobe
• cupboard
• sometimes cabinet, depending on context

In this sentence, closet or wardrobe is the most natural interpretation.

So the word is slightly broader than the English word closet.

The comma separates the main action from the purpose phrase:

• Πριν από τη μετακόμιση αδειάζω τη ντουλάπα μου, για να δω...

In English, you might or might not use a comma depending on style. Greek punctuation can also be somewhat flexible here, but the comma helps mark a pause and makes the sentence easier to read.

So it is mainly a punctuation/style choice, not a special grammar rule that changes the meaning.