Η χειραποσκευή δεν χωράει κάτω από το κάθισμα, οπότε τη βάζω πάνω.

χειραποσκευή means carry-on bag, hand luggage, or cabin baggage.

It is the bag you take with you onto the plane, as opposed to checked luggage. It is a feminine noun in Greek.

η is the feminine singular definite article, so here it means the.

It matches χειραποσκευή in:

• gender: feminine
• number: singular
• case: nominative, because it is the subject of the clause

Greek normally uses the definite article with nouns in a sentence like this.

χωράει is the present tense, 3rd person singular form of χωράω / χωρώ.

Here it means:

• fits
• has enough room
• can go in

It is 3rd person singular because the subject is η χειραποσκευή, which is singular.

You may also come across related forms like χωρά or the more formal χωρεί.

δεν is the normal word for not in ordinary statements with the indicative.

So:

• δεν χωράει = doesn’t fit

Greek uses μη(ν) for different situations, such as:

• commands
• wishes
• subjunctive structures

So in this sentence, δεν is the correct choice.

κάτω από is a set phrase meaning under or underneath.

So:

• κάτω = down / below
• κάτω από = under / beneath

το κάθισμα means the seat.

After από, Modern Greek uses the accusative. Since κάθισμα is a neuter noun, its nominative and accusative singular look the same, so you still see το κάθισμα.

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

It connects the two ideas:

• it doesn’t fit under the seat
• so I put it above

In other contexts, οπότε can also mean when or whenever, but not in this sentence.

In the first clause, η χειραποσκευή is the subject.

In the second clause, that same thing becomes the direct object of βάζω, so Greek replaces it with the object pronoun τη(ν).

So:

• η χειραποσκευή = the carry-on bag
• τη = it

Because χειραποσκευή is grammatically feminine, the pronoun is feminine too.

In normal Greek statements, unstressed object pronouns usually come before the finite verb.

So:

• τη βάζω = I put it

This is one of the basic word-order patterns for Greek clitic pronouns.

Compare:

• τη βλέπω = I see her/it
• το θέλω = I want it

With commands, the pronoun usually goes after the verb:

• βάλ’ τη πάνω = put it up top

The full form is την, but in everyday Greek the final -ν is often dropped before certain consonants.

So before β in βάζω, τη βάζω is very natural and standard.

You may still see or hear την βάζω, especially in more careful or formal usage, but τη βάζω is completely normal.

Literally, πάνω means up, above, or on top.

In this context, it means something like:

• up above
• in the overhead compartment

Greek often leaves that location understood from context instead of spelling it out fully.

There is also a nice contrast in the sentence:

• κάτω = below / under
• πάνω = above / up

Greek often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So βάζω already tells you:

• I put
• I’m putting

That means εγώ is not necessary unless you want emphasis.

For example:

• Εγώ τη βάζω πάνω could mean I’m the one who puts it up top

It can mean either, depending on context.

The Greek present tense often covers both:

• simple present: I put
• present progressive: I’m putting

So τη βάζω πάνω could be understood as:

• I put it up top
• I’m putting it up top

English chooses the most natural version based on the situation.