Το χαρτάκι χάθηκε μέσα στην τσάντα μου, αλλά το αίτημα δεν εκκρεμεί πια.

Χαρτάκι is the diminutive form of χαρτί (paper / piece of paper). A diminutive often makes something sound:

• smaller
• more casual
• more specific
• sometimes a bit affectionate

So το χαρτάκι usually means the little paper / the slip of paper / the note rather than just paper in general.

Because χάνομαι / χάθηκα means to get lost / to be lost, while χάνω / έχασα means to lose something.

So:

• Χάνω το χαρτάκι = I lose the note
• Το χαρτάκι χάθηκε = The note got lost

In this sentence, the paper itself is the subject, so Greek uses the intransitive verb χάνομαι in the past form χάθηκε.

Χάθηκε is the aorist form, which is usually used for a completed event in the past.

Here it means something like:

• got lost
• was lost
• ended up lost

It refers to a single completed event, not an ongoing state.

Compare:

• χάθηκε = got lost
• χάνονταν / χανόταν = was getting lost / used to get lost in some context
• έχει χαθεί = has been lost / is lost

Greek uses the definite article much more often than English.

So where English might say:

• A note got lost in my bag

Greek may naturally say:

• Το χαρτάκι χάθηκε μέσα στην τσάντα μου

Even if English would not always use the, Greek often does, especially when the thing is known from context.

The articles here are:

• το χαρτάκι = neuter singular nominative
• το αίτημα = neuter singular nominative

They show that both nouns are the subjects of their clauses.

Both are possible, but μέσα στην τσάντα μου is more explicit and emphasizes inside the bag.

• στην τσάντα μου = in my bag
• μέσα στην τσάντα μου = inside my bag

Μέσα adds the idea of being physically inside something.

Στην is a contraction of:

• σε
  • την = στην

So:

• σε την τσάντα becomes στην τσάντα

This is very common in modern Greek.

Other common contractions:

• σε το → στο
• σε τον → στον
• σε τους → στους
• σε τις → στις

Τσάντα is in the accusative singular because it follows the preposition σε (in / to / at).

So:

• nominative: η τσάντα
• accusative: την τσάντα

Because στην comes from σε την, the noun after it stays in the accusative:

• μέσα στην τσάντα μου

In Greek, possessive weak pronouns like μου (my), σου (your), του / της (his / her / its) usually come after the noun.

So:

• η τσάντα μου = my bag
• literally: the bag my

This is normal Greek word order.

Compare:

• το βιβλίο μου = my book
• ο φίλος μου = my friend

Αλλά means but. It connects the two clauses and shows contrast:

• Το χαρτάκι χάθηκε μέσα στην τσάντα μου
• αλλά
• το αίτημα δεν εκκρεμεί πια

So the idea is something like:

• The note got lost in my bag, but the request is no longer pending.

Αίτημα means request, often in a formal, administrative, or official sense.

It can be used for things like:

• an application
• a formal request
• a submitted demand or claim

It is more formal than many everyday ways of saying request.

For example:

• ζήτηση usually means demand or seeking
• παράκληση can mean plea / request
• αίτημα often sounds bureaucratic or official

So in this sentence, το αίτημα likely refers to some formal request, application, or ticket.

Εκκρεμεί means is pending, is still unresolved, or is still open.

It is commonly used for:

• requests
• applications
• legal matters
• administrative issues
• tasks that have not been completed yet

So:

• Το αίτημα εκκρεμεί = The request is pending
• Το αίτημα δεν εκκρεμεί πια = The request is no longer pending

This is a fairly formal word.

Εκκρεμεί is present tense, third person singular.

It comes from εκκρεμώ.

So:

• εκκρεμώ = I am pending / used rarely as a personal translation, but this is the dictionary form
• εκκρεμεί = it is pending

In this sentence:

• το αίτημα = subject
• εκκρεμεί = is pending

Because the subject is singular, the verb is singular too.

In Greek, δεν is the normal negation used before indicative verbs.

So:

• εκκρεμεί = it is pending
• δεν εκκρεμεί = it is not pending

This is standard Greek word order: δεν + verb.

Πια means any more / any longer / no longer, depending on whether the sentence is negative or positive.

Here the sentence is negative:

• δεν εκκρεμεί πια

So it means:

• is no longer pending
• isn't pending any more

This is a very common word in everyday Greek.

Compare:

• Δεν μένω εκεί πια. = I don't live there anymore.
• Δεν τον βλέπω πια. = I don't see him anymore.

Yes, often it could.

• δεν εκκρεμεί πια
• δεν εκκρεμεί πλέον

Both can mean is no longer pending.

The difference is mainly tone:

• πια is very common and natural in everyday speech
• πλέον can sound a bit more formal, neutral, or written

Since εκκρεμεί and αίτημα are already somewhat formal, πλέον would also fit well.

Because their dictionary forms are neuter nouns:

• το χαρτάκι
• το αίτημα

In Greek, grammatical gender is part of the noun and does not necessarily match any natural gender. Many objects and abstract nouns are neuter.

You can often recognize neuter nouns by endings like:

• -ι → χαρτάκι
• -μα → αίτημα

But you should still learn each noun together with its article:

• το χαρτάκι
• το αίτημα

That helps you remember gender and case forms.

Yes, Greek word order is more flexible than English, but the original order is natural and clear.

This sentence:

• Το χαρτάκι χάθηκε μέσα στην τσάντα μου, αλλά το αίτημα δεν εκκρεμεί πια.

is straightforward and neutral.

You could move things around for emphasis, for example:

• Μέσα στην τσάντα μου χάθηκε το χαρτάκι...

This puts more emphasis on inside my bag.

But for normal usage, the original version is the most natural for a learner to follow.

Grammatically, there is no problem. Greek can combine everyday vocabulary and formal vocabulary in the same sentence, just like English can.

What may stand out to a learner is the register difference:

• χαρτάκι feels small, concrete, everyday
• αίτημα and εκκρεμεί feel more formal or administrative

So the sentence has a mixed tone, but it is still perfectly understandable. In fact, this kind of mixture is common when talking about real-life situations involving documents, applications, or bureaucracy.

A useful breakdown is:

• Το χαρτάκι = subject
• χάθηκε = verb
• μέσα στην τσάντα μου = prepositional phrase showing location

and then:

• αλλά = conjunction
• το αίτημα = subject
• δεν εκκρεμεί = negative verb phrase
• πια = anymore / no longer

So the structure is:

• [Subject] [Verb] [Location], but [Subject] [Negation + Verb] [anymore].

That can help you see the grammar more clearly.