Την Παρασκευή πάω στο φροντιστήριο μετά τη δουλειά.

Greek normally uses the article with days of the week in time expressions.

So:

• την Παρασκευή = on Friday

Here την is the accusative feminine singular form of the article, because many time expressions in Greek use the accusative.

A learner should also know this can have slightly different shades depending on context:

• Την Παρασκευή πάω... = I’m going on Friday / On Friday I go...
• In a habitual context, it may also be understood as on Fridays
• If you want to make every Friday very clear, Greek often uses κάθε Παρασκευή

You are right: in standard Greek, days of the week are usually written with a lowercase letter.

So the more standard spelling would be:

• Την Παρασκευή πάω στο φροντιστήριο μετά τη δουλειά.

Actually, since Παρασκευή is not the first word of the sentence, many careful writers would write:

• Την Παρασκευή with lowercase π? No — because the sentence begins with Την, the second word still normally stays lowercase:
• Την Παρασκευή is often seen in teaching materials, but strict standard usage would usually be την Παρασκευή if the whole phrase were not sentence-initial.
• Since the sentence starts with Την, that word gets the capital letter, not the weekday.

So fully standard would often be:

• Την Παρασκευή πάω στο φροντιστήριο μετά τη δουλειά.

If you see capitals on weekdays in learning materials, it is often just a formatting choice, not the usual orthographic rule.

Both πάω and πηγαίνω are used for to go in Modern Greek.

Very roughly:

• πάω = very common in everyday speech
• πηγαίνω = also correct, often felt as a bit fuller or more neutral/formal

So these are both natural:

• Την Παρασκευή πάω στο φροντιστήριο...
• Την Παρασκευή πηγαίνω στο φροντιστήριο...

In everyday Greek, πάω is extremely common.

On its own, πάω is a present-tense form, but Greek present tense can cover more than one idea depending on context.

It may mean:

• I go → habitual meaning
• I’m going → planned/currently relevant action
• sometimes a scheduled future sense in context, though Greek often uses θα πάω for a clear future

So in this sentence, the exact English translation depends on context:

• habitual: On Friday I go to the tutorial center after work
• planned future: I’m going to the tutorial center on Friday after work

Without extra context, both are possible.

Greek often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the subject.

Here:

• πάω = I go / I’m going

The ending -ω tells you the subject is I.

So εγώ is not necessary unless you want emphasis or contrast:

• Εγώ πάω στο φροντιστήριο... = I’m the one going... / I go...

Greek does this much more often than English.

στο is a contraction of:

• σε + το = στο

It usually means:

• to the
• sometimes at the depending on the verb and context

So:

• στο φροντιστήριο = to the tutorial center / at the tutorial center

This kind of contraction is very common in Greek:

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

Not exactly. Φροντιστήριο is a very Greek-specific word and often refers to a:

• private tutoring center
• cram school
• supplementary lesson center
• place where students go for extra lessons outside regular school

It is especially common in Greece for:

• foreign languages
• school subjects
• exam preparation

So translating it simply as school can miss the cultural meaning. Depending on context, tutorial center or tutoring school is often closer.

This is a very common difference between Greek and English.

Greek uses the article much more often than English does. So where English says:

• after work

Greek naturally says:

• μετά τη δουλειά = literally after the work

This does not sound overly specific in Greek. It is simply the normal way to say it.

You will notice this in many similar expressions:

• πάω στη δουλειά = I go to work
• είμαι στο σπίτι = I’m at home
• μετά το σχολείο = after school

So don’t try to match English article usage too closely.

The full form of the feminine accusative article is την, but in everyday Greek the final -ν is often dropped before many consonants.

So both of these may appear:

• τη δουλειά
• την δουλειά

In this sentence, τη δουλειά is very natural.

This happens because δουλειά starts with δ, and before many consonants Greek often prefers the shorter form in everyday usage.

A useful learner rule is:

• την before vowels and certain consonants is often kept
• τη before many consonants is very common

So μετά τη δουλειά is perfectly normal.

Both are possible.

Greek can say:

• μετά τη δουλειά
• μετά από τη δουλειά

Both mean after work.

Very broadly:

• μετά + accusative is common and compact
• μετά από + accusative is also very common and can sound a bit more explicit

In everyday speech, learners will hear both. In this sentence, μετά τη δουλειά is completely natural and idiomatic.

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

This sentence is natural as written:

• Την Παρασκευή πάω στο φροντιστήριο μετά τη δουλειά.

But Greek can move parts around for emphasis or focus, for example:

• Μετά τη δουλειά πάω στο φροντιστήριο την Παρασκευή.
• Στο φροντιστήριο πάω την Παρασκευή μετά τη δουλειά.

These are still grammatical, but the emphasis changes.

The original version sounds very natural because it presents the information in a clear order:

1. when → Την Παρασκευή
2. action → πάω
3. destination → στο φροντιστήριο
4. additional time detail → μετά τη δουλειά

So yes, the order can change, but the given version is a very normal one.

It can mean different things depending on context.

Most commonly:

• την Παρασκευή = on Friday

But context can make it:

• this Friday
• on Friday
• sometimes on Fridays

If the sentence is about routine, a Greek speaker may understand a habitual meaning. If it is about a plan, it may mean a specific upcoming Friday.

If you want to be more precise, Greek often uses:

• αυτή την Παρασκευή = this Friday
• κάθε Παρασκευή = every Friday

So Την Παρασκευή by itself is natural, but not maximally specific.

It is in the accusative singular.

That is because the preposition σε takes the accusative in Modern Greek. Since στο is σε + το, the noun after it is accusative:

• στο φροντιστήριο

So the structure is:

• σε
  • accusative noun
• στο
  • accusative noun

This is one of the very common patterns learners need to get used to with Greek prepositions.