Μετά τη συνάντηση παραλαμβάνω τον φάκελο από την υποδοχή.

Because μετά can work as a preposition meaning after, and in Modern Greek it is followed by the accusative case.

So:

• μετά = after
• τη συνάντηση = the meeting in the accusative

That is why you see συνάντηση here in the form συνάντηση, with the article τη.

A very common pattern is:

• μετά το μάθημα = after the lesson
• μετά τη δουλειά = after work
• μετά τη συνάντηση = after the meeting

Both are possible in writing, but τη is the usual shortened form of την before a consonant.

So:

• την is the full accusative feminine singular article
• τη is the common shorter form

Because συνάντηση begins with σ, Greeks very often write and say:

• τη συνάντηση

If the next word begins with a vowel or with certain consonant clusters, you are more likely to see την kept in full.

So τη συνάντηση is completely normal and natural.

Yes. Συνάντηση is a feminine noun, and here it is in the accusative singular because it follows the preposition μετά.

Its forms are:

• nominative: η συνάντηση = the meeting
• accusative: τη(ν) συνάντηση = the meeting
• genitive: της συνάντησης = of the meeting

In this particular noun, the nominative and accusative singular look the same in the noun itself: συνάντηση. The article tells you the case:

• η = nominative
• τη(ν) = accusative
• της = genitive

Because Greek verbs usually show the subject in the verb ending, so the pronoun is often omitted.

Παραλαμβάνω means I receive / I pick up.

The ending -ω tells you it is 1st person singular, so I is already built into the verb.

Compare:

• παραλαμβάνω = I pick up
• παραλαμβάνεις = you pick up
• παραλαμβάνει = he/she/it picks up

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns unless there is special emphasis or contrast.

So:

• Παραλαμβάνω τον φάκελο = I pick up the folder

is completely natural without εγώ.

Here παραλαμβάνω means something like:

• pick up
• collect
• receive

The exact English translation depends on context.

In this sentence, because of από την υποδοχή (from reception / from the front desk), the most natural sense is:

• I pick up the folder from reception

It is a common verb in formal, office, hotel, delivery, and administrative contexts.

For example:

• παραλαμβάνω ένα δέμα = I receive / pick up a parcel
• παραλαμβάνω έγγραφα = I collect documents

Because φάκελο is the direct object of the verb παραλαμβάνω, so it appears in the accusative case.

The noun is:

• nominative: ο φάκελος = the folder / envelope
• accusative: τον φάκελο = the folder / envelope

So:

• παραλαμβάνω τον φάκελο = I pick up the folder

This is a standard masculine noun pattern.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Most commonly:

• φάκελος = envelope
• but it can also mean folder / file in office contexts

So in this sentence, both may be possible depending on the situation. If the meaning has already been given to the learner as folder, that is fine, but you should know that envelope is also a very common meaning.

Context decides:

• at a reception desk in an office or hotel: folder, packet, or envelope may all make sense

Because the preposition από normally takes the accusative case in Modern Greek.

So:

• από = from
• την υποδοχή = the reception / the front desk, in the accusative

Examples:

• από το σπίτι = from the house
• από τον φίλο μου = from my friend
• από την υποδοχή = from reception

This is a very common Greek pattern: many prepositions take the accusative.

In this sentence, η υποδοχή means:

• reception
• the reception desk
• the front desk

Literally, the noun can also mean reception in a more general sense, like welcome or receiving. But in hotel/office/building contexts, η υποδοχή usually refers to the place or desk where staff receive visitors.

So από την υποδοχή most naturally means:

• from reception
• from the front desk

No. Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The given sentence:

• Μετά τη συνάντηση παραλαμβάνω τον φάκελο από την υποδοχή.

is perfectly natural.

But you could also say:

• Παραλαμβάνω τον φάκελο από την υποδοχή μετά τη συνάντηση.

Both mean essentially the same thing. The difference is mainly one of emphasis or flow.

Putting Μετά τη συνάντηση first is very natural if you want to set the time frame first:

• After the meeting, I pick up the folder from reception.

Grammatically, παραλαμβάνω is present tense: I pick up / I am picking up.

Depending on context, Greek present can sometimes be used for scheduled or near-future actions, but without more context, this sentence is most naturally understood as:

• a habitual action: After the meeting, I pick up the folder from reception
• or a present-time description

If you wanted a clear future meaning, Greek would often use:

• θα παραλάβω = I will pick up

So:

• Μετά τη συνάντηση θα παραλάβω τον φάκελο από την υποδοχή. = After the meeting, I will pick up the folder from reception.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

• Me-TA ti si-na-NDI-si pa-ra-lam-VA-no ton FA-ke-lo a-PO tin i-po-do-HEE

A few useful points:

• τά in μετά is stressed
• τη is usually pronounced ti
• ντ in συνάντηση is often pronounced like nd
• β is pronounced like v
• χ in υποδοχή is a throaty sound, like a soft German ch or Scottish loch
• the stressed syllables are:
  • μετά
  • συνάντηση
  • παραλαμβάνω
  • φάκελο
  • υποδοχή

Greek uses the definite article much more regularly than English.

So expressions like these are very normal:

• τη συνάντηση = the meeting
• τον φάκελο = the folder
• την υποδοχή = the reception

In English, some nouns can appear without the, especially in set phrases like from reception. Greek often still uses the article where English may omit it.

That means Greek learners should not try to match article usage word-for-word with English.

Yes, but μετά is the straightforward and common choice here.

Another option is to use a clause with αφού, which means something like after or once:

• Αφού τελειώσει η συνάντηση, παραλαμβάνω τον φάκελο από την υποδοχή.
• After the meeting finishes, I pick up the folder from reception.

But when you simply want after + noun, μετά + accusative is the easiest and most direct pattern:

• μετά τη συνάντηση

So for this sentence, μετά is exactly what a learner would expect.