Το συρραπτικό δεν δουλεύει καλά, οπότε τώρα χρησιμοποιώ μόνο συνδετήρες.

Because Greek normally uses the definite article with specific nouns much more often than English does. Here το συρραπτικό means the stapler, referring to a particular stapler the speaker has in mind.

Also, συρραπτικό is a neuter noun, so its article is το.

Greek nouns have grammatical gender. Συρραπτικό is neuter, so it takes το in the singular nominative:

• ο = masculine
• η = feminine
• το = neuter

So το συρραπτικό is the correct form.

Use δεν to negate a verb:

• δεν δουλεύει = it doesn’t work

Όχι usually means no or is used for a stronger contradiction, not as the normal marker before a verb.

So in a sentence like this, δεν is the right choice.

Yes. In Greek, δουλεύω can mean not only to work as a person, but also to function / operate for a machine or device.

So Το συρραπτικό δεν δουλεύει καλά is a very natural everyday way to say that the stapler is not functioning properly.

A more formal alternative would be δεν λειτουργεί καλά.

Because καλά is functioning as an adverb here: it describes how the stapler works.

• καλά = well
• καλός / καλή / καλό = good as an adjective describing a noun

So:

• δουλεύει καλά = works well
• not δουλεύει καλό

Here οπότε means so, therefore, or as a result.

It connects the two ideas:

• the stapler doesn’t work well
• so now I use only clips

In other contexts, οπότε can also have a time-related meaning, but here it clearly means so / therefore.

Because οπότε is linking two clauses, and Greek normally writes this with a comma:

• Το συρραπτικό δεν δουλεύει καλά, οπότε τώρα...

That punctuation is standard and natural.

Τώρα means now, and it shows a change in the speaker’s behavior.

The idea is:

• before, I used the stapler
• now, because it doesn’t work well, I use something else

Without τώρα, the sentence would still be grammatical, but the contrast with the previous situation would be weaker.

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

Χρησιμοποιώ already means I use, so εγώ is not necessary.

This is very common in Greek. You would add εγώ only if you wanted extra emphasis or contrast.

Χρησιμοποιώ is the first person singular present tense form of χρησιμοποιώ:

• χρησιμοποιώ = I use / I am using

In this sentence, it simply means I use.

The ending -ώ tells you it is first person singular.

Because μόνο is limiting the noun that follows:

• μόνο συνδετήρες = only clips / only fasteners

Putting μόνο right before the thing it applies to is the clearest and most natural choice here.

If you move μόνο, the emphasis can change.

Because the speaker means the noun in a general, indefinite way:

• χρησιμοποιώ μόνο συνδετήρες = I only use clips

If you added the article, it would sound more specific:

• χρησιμοποιώ μόνο τους συνδετήρες = I only use the clips

That would usually refer to a particular set of clips already known from the context.

It is the accusative plural, because it is the direct object of χρησιμοποιώ.

The singular dictionary form is ο συνδετήρας. In the plural:

• nominative: οι συνδετήρες
• accusative: τους συνδετήρες

Without the article, the form συνδετήρες looks the same in nominative and accusative plural, so you understand the case from its role in the sentence.

Yes. That is also correct.

• δεν δουλεύει καλά sounds more everyday and conversational
• δεν λειτουργεί καλά sounds a bit more formal or technical

Both are natural, but δουλεύει is especially common in ordinary speech.

The given word order is very natural, but Greek is more flexible than English.

This version sounds straightforward and idiomatic:

• Το συρραπτικό — topic/subject
• δεν δουλεύει καλά — what is wrong with it
• οπότε τώρα — result plus time contrast
• χρησιμοποιώ μόνο συνδετήρες — the speaker’s new action

So the order is not random, but it is also not as rigid as English word order.