Βάλε την κονσέρβα με τον ανανά στο ντουλάπι.

Βάλε is the singular imperative of βάζω, meaning put, place, or set.

Greek often uses the aorist imperative for a single, complete action:

• Βάλε = Put it
• Κλείσε = Close it
• Άνοιξε = Open it

So here Βάλε means Put ... as a one-time action, not something repeated or habitual.

In Greek, the subject is often omitted when it is already clear from the verb ending.

So Βάλε already means you put! addressed to one person.
You do not need to add εσύ unless you want extra emphasis:

• Βάλε... = Put...
• Εσύ βάλε... = You put... (more emphatic)

την κονσέρβα is the direct object of the verb Βάλε.

• κονσέρβα is a feminine noun
• the direct object here is in the accusative case
• the feminine singular accusative article is την

So:

• η κονσέρβα = the can / the tin / the canned item (nominative)
• την κονσέρβα = the can / the tin / the canned item (accusative)

After a verb like put, Greek uses the accusative for the thing being moved.

Both τη and την exist in Modern Greek, but την is the standard form before certain sounds, including κ.

Since the next word is κονσέρβα, the ν is kept:

• την κονσέρβα

You will often see this rule with τον, την, έναν before:

• vowels
• κ, π, τ
• γκ, μπ, ντ
• ξ, ψ

So την κονσέρβα is exactly what you would expect.

It can mean either, depending on context.

κονσέρβα can refer to:

• the can/tin itself
• canned food
• sometimes the whole item as a packaged food product

In a sentence like this, it usually means the item you are physically putting somewhere, so English might render it as the can, the tin, or the canned item, depending on context.

Because με means with, and in Modern Greek με is followed by the accusative.

So:

• με = with
• τον ανανά = the pineapple (masculine singular accusative)

That is why you see τον, not ο, and ανανά, not ανανάς.

ανανάς is the nominative singular form.
After με, Greek uses the accusative singular, which is ανανά.

So:

• ο ανανάς = the pineapple
• τον ανανά = the pineapple

This is a very common pattern for masculine nouns ending in -ς:

• ο φίλος → τον φίλο
• ο δρόμος → τον δρόμο
• ο ανανάς → τον ανανά

Yes, there is a difference.

• με τον ανανά = with the pineapple → a specific pineapple
• με ανανά = with pineapple → pineapple as an ingredient or general content

So as written, με τον ανανά sounds like a specific pineapple is being referred to.

If someone wanted to say something more like the can of pineapple or the can with pineapple in it, Greek would often use:

• κονσέρβα με ανανά
• or sometimes κονσέρβα ανανά

So the article τον makes the phrase more specific.

στο is a contraction of:

• σε = in, at, to
• το = the

So:

• σε το → στο

This kind of contraction is extremely common in Greek:

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

Greek σε can cover meanings that English splits into in, at, on, to, or into, depending on the verb and context.

With a verb like βάζω (put), στο ντουλάπι naturally means in/into the cupboard.

So:

• είναι στο ντουλάπι = it is in the cupboard
• βάλε το στο ντουλάπι = put it in/into the cupboard

English makes a stronger distinction between location and motion than Greek often does.

ντουλάπι is a neuter noun meaning something like:

• cupboard
• cabinet
• sometimes closet, depending on context

Because it is neuter, the article is το, and after σε it becomes στο:

• το ντουλάπι
• στο ντουλάπι

At the beginning of a Greek word, ντ is usually pronounced like d in English, though some speakers may make it sound slightly like nd.

So ντουλάπι is pronounced roughly:

• doo-LAH-pee or
• ndoo-LAH-pee

A rough pronunciation of the whole sentence is:

VA-le tin kon-SER-va me ton a-na-NA sto doo-LAH-pee

Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The given order is very natural:

• Βάλε την κονσέρβα με τον ανανά στο ντουλάπι.

But other orders are also possible, especially for emphasis:

• Βάλε στο ντουλάπι την κονσέρβα με τον ανανά.
• Την κονσέρβα με τον ανανά βάλε στο ντουλάπι.

The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis can shift. The original version is a neutral, everyday way to say it.

You would use the plural/formal imperative:

Βάλτε την κονσέρβα με τον ανανά στο ντουλάπι.

Βάλτε can mean:

• put (to more than one person)
• put (to one person, politely/formally)

So:

• Βάλε... = singular, informal
• Βάλτε... = plural or polite singular