Κρέμασα το παλτό μου σε έναν γάντζο πίσω από την πόρτα.

Κρέμασα is the aorist form of κρεμάω / κρεμώ and it means I hung.

More specifically, it is:

• 1st person singular: I
• past tense
• perfective aspect: it presents the action as a completed whole

So Κρέμασα το παλτό μου means I hung my coat or I put up my coat as a completed action.

This is different from an imperfect form like κρεμούσα, which would suggest something ongoing, repeated, or descriptive in the past, such as I was hanging or I used to hang.

Yes. Παλτό is a neuter noun, so it takes the neuter article το.

So:

• το παλτό = the coat

Many borrowed words in Greek are neuter, and παλτό is one of them.

Because it is neuter, the article and any related words must match that gender.

In this sentence, μου is the usual weak possessive pronoun meaning my, and it normally comes after the noun:

• το παλτό μου = my coat
• literally: the coat my

This is a very common Greek structure. Greek often expresses possession with:

• article + noun + weak genitive pronoun

Examples:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• η φίλη σου = your friend
• το σπίτι τους = their house

Putting μου before το παλτό would not be the normal way to express simple possession here.

Μου is in the genitive case.

In Greek, these short possessive forms are historically and grammatically genitive pronouns:

• μου = of me / my
• σου = of you / your
• του / της / του = his / her / its

So το παλτό μου literally works like the coat of me, although in normal English we simply say my coat.

This means on a hook or onto a hook, depending on context.

Breakdown:

• σε = in, at, to, on
• έναν = a / one, masculine accusative singular
• γάντζο = hook, masculine accusative singular

After σε, modern Greek normally uses the accusative case, so:

• σε έναν γάντζο

In this sentence, it expresses where the coat was hung.

Because γάντζος is a masculine noun.

Its dictionary form is:

• ο γάντζος = the hook

In the sentence, after σε, it appears in the accusative singular:

• έναν γάντζο

Compare:

• masculine: έναν γάντζο
• neuter: ένα παλτό
• feminine: μια πόρτα

So έναν is used because the noun is masculine and accusative.

Because it is in the accusative singular.

The basic form is:

• ο γάντζος = the hook

But after σε, Greek uses the accusative:

• σε έναν γάντζο

This is a normal masculine noun pattern:

• nominative: ο φίλος
• accusative: τον φίλο

So here:

• nominative: ο γάντζος
• accusative: τον γάντζο / έναν γάντζο

Πίσω από means behind.

It is a fixed expression:

• πίσω = back / behind
• από = from, but in this kind of phrase it helps form a compound preposition

So:

• πίσω από την πόρτα = behind the door

Greek often forms location expressions this way:

• μπροστά από = in front of
• δίπλα σε = next to
• μακριά από = far from
• κοντά σε = near

So it is best to learn πίσω από as a unit meaning behind.

Because πόρτα is a feminine noun, and after από in this expression, Greek uses the accusative.

Dictionary form:

• η πόρτα = the door

Accusative singular:

• την πόρτα

So:

• πίσω από την πόρτα = behind the door

This is a standard feminine pattern:

• nominative: η τσάντα
• accusative: την τσάντα

No, Greek word order is more flexible than English, although this version is very natural and neutral:

• Κρέμασα το παλτό μου σε έναν γάντζο πίσω από την πόρτα.

Because the verb endings already show who did the action, Greek can move pieces around more freely for emphasis.

Possible variations include:

• Το παλτό μου το κρέμασα σε έναν γάντζο πίσω από την πόρτα.
• Σε έναν γάντζο πίσω από την πόρτα κρέμασα το παλτό μου.

These can change emphasis, but the basic meaning stays the same.

Yes, and that is exactly what happens here.

Greek is a pro-drop language, which means the subject pronoun is often omitted when it is clear from the verb ending.

• Κρέμασα already means I hung

So you do not need to say εγώ unless you want emphasis or contrast:

• Εγώ κρέμασα το παλτό μου... = I hung my coat... (with emphasis on I)

It is one of those Greek prepositions whose exact English translation depends on context.

Σε is very broad and can mean:

• in
• at
• to
• on

In this sentence, σε έναν γάντζο is best translated as on a hook.

So you should not try to give σε one single English equivalent. Its meaning changes according to the noun phrase and the situation.

By itself, it simply means that you hung your coat on a hook. It does not necessarily say anything about permanence.

The aorist Κρέμασα only tells you that the action happened as a completed event. It does not imply:

• permanent placement
• habitual action
• duration

If you wanted a repeated or habitual meaning, Greek would usually use a different form or additional context.

Usually πίσω από την πόρτα means behind the door, that is, in the space on the other side of it or concealed by it.

If you specifically mean something attached to the back surface of the door, Greek might often express that more explicitly depending on context, for example with wording that refers to the door itself as the support surface.

So in this sentence, the most natural reading is simply:

• on a hook behind the door

That is, the hook is located behind the door.

The main dictionary forms are:

• κρεμάω / κρεμώ = to hang
• παλτό = coat
• γάντζος = hook
• πόρτα = door
• πίσω από = behind

This is useful because the words in the sentence are inflected:

• Κρέμασα comes from κρεμάω / κρεμώ
• γάντζο comes from γάντζος
• την πόρτα comes from η πόρτα