Σκοπεύω να φύγω νωρίς από το γραφείο και να πάω κατευθείαν σπίτι.

Σκοπεύω means I intend, I plan, or I mean to. It is a very common verb for expressing intention.

In this sentence, Σκοπεύω is in the present tense, first person singular, so it means I intend / I’m planning right now.

After Σκοπεύω, Greek normally uses να plus a verb form to express what someone intends to do.

So:

• Σκοπεύω να φύγω = I intend to leave
• Σκοπεύω να πάω = I intend to go

English often uses to + verb, but Greek usually uses να in this kind of structure.

Greek normally repeats να when joining two intended actions:

• Σκοπεύω να φύγω ... και να πάω ...

This makes it clear that both verbs depend on Σκοπεύω.

So the structure is:

• I intend [to leave early from the office] and [to go straight home].

Using και πάω would sound like a switch to a normal present-tense statement, not a second action under I intend.

This is a very important Greek point: aspect.

After να, Greek chooses between different verb stems depending on how the action is viewed.

• να φύγω = a single, complete action: to leave
• να φεύγω = more like an ongoing, repeated, or habitual action

In this sentence, the speaker means one complete event: leaving the office once, on that occasion. So φύγω is the natural choice.

For the same reason as φύγω.

• να πάω presents the action as a single whole event: to go
• να πηγαίνω would sound more ongoing, repeated, or habitual

Here the speaker means one planned action: going home directly. So να πάω is the normal form.

They are closely related and both can mean go, but they are not always interchangeable.

• πάω is very common, especially in everyday speech
• πηγαίνω is also common, but often feels a bit fuller or more neutral/dictionary-like

In this sentence, να πάω is completely natural and idiomatic.

In Modern Greek, most common prepositions, including από, are followed by the accusative.

So:

• από το γραφείο = from the office

Here:

• το = accusative singular neuter article
• γραφείο = accusative singular neuter noun

Even though older Greek had more case variation after prepositions, in Modern Greek the accusative is the normal case here.

Greek often omits the article with σπίτι when it means home in a general destination sense.

So:

• πάω σπίτι = I’m going home
• γυρίζω σπίτι = I’m returning home

This is similar to English, where we usually say go home, not go to the home.

You can also say στο σπίτι, but that usually sounds more like to the house / to the home, or it can be used when the context makes the house itself more specific.

In this sentence, κατευθείαν σπίτι is very natural for straight home.

κατευθείαν means straight, directly, or without stopping somewhere else first.

So:

• να πάω κατευθείαν σπίτι = to go straight home

It emphasizes that the speaker will not go somewhere else first.

Both are adverbs, but they modify different parts of the sentence:

• νωρίς modifies φύγω: leave early
• κατευθείαν modifies πάω σπίτι: go straight home

So:

• να φύγω νωρίς από το γραφείο
• να πάω κατευθείαν σπίτι

Greek word order is somewhat flexible, but this placement is very natural and clear.

Yes, Greek has fairly flexible word order, but some versions sound more natural than others.

For example, you might also hear:

• Σκοπεύω να φύγω από το γραφείο νωρίς και να πάω κατευθείαν σπίτι.

This still works, but να φύγω νωρίς από το γραφείο is probably the most straightforward order.

Greek often moves words around for emphasis, rhythm, or style, but the original sentence is a very natural neutral version.

Greek usually does not need a subject pronoun because the verb ending already shows the person.

• Σκοπεύω already means I intend

So εγώ is unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast:

• Εγώ σκοπεύω να φύγω νωρίς... = I intend to leave early...
  (perhaps implying someone else doesn’t)

In normal neutral speech, leaving out the pronoun is standard.

Grammatically, Σκοπεύω is present tense, but the meaning refers to a future plan.

That is very common in Greek:

• Σκοπεύω να φύγω = I intend to leave / I’m planning to leave

So the verb form is present, but the action in the να clause is something the speaker plans to do later.

A rough pronunciation guide is:

Sko-PE-vo na FEE-go no-REES a-PO to gra-FEE-o ke na PA-o ka-tef-THEE-an SPEE-ti

A few helpful points:

• σκοπεύω → stress on -πεύ-
• φύγω → stress on φύ-
• νωρίς → stress on the second syllable
• γραφείο → stress on -εί-
• κατευθείαν → stress on -εί-
• σπίτι → stress on σπί-

As always in Greek, the written accent mark shows you where the stress goes.

Yes. In everyday speech and writing, από το is often contracted to απ’ το:

• νωρίς απ’ το γραφείο

This is very common and natural. The full form από το is also completely correct. The sentence you were given uses the full form, which is clear and standard.