Σέρνω τη βαριά βαλίτσα μέχρι την είσοδο του ξενοδοχείου.

Because βαλίτσα is a feminine singular noun, and both the article and the adjective must agree with it.

• η βαλίτσα = the suitcase
• τη βαλίτσα = the suitcase (direct object form)
• βαριά = heavy, in the feminine singular form

So:

• τη = feminine singular direct object article
• βαριά = feminine singular adjective
• βαλίτσα = feminine singular noun

Greek adjectives change form to match the noun’s gender, number, and case.

Yes. The full form is την, but in modern Greek it is very commonly shortened to τη before a consonant in everyday speech and writing.

So both of these are possible:

• την βαριά βαλίτσα
• τη βαριά βαλίτσα

In this sentence, τη is just the shorter common form before the consonant β in βαριά.

A similar thing happens with masculine τον, which may become το before a consonant in less formal usage, depending on context and style.

Because είσοδος is the noun’s dictionary form, which is the nominative case:

• η είσοδος = the entrance

But after μέχρι in this sentence, the noun is used as the object of the preposition, so Greek uses the accusative:

• την είσοδο = the entrance

So:

• η είσοδος = subject form
• την είσοδο = object/prepositional form

This is a very common pattern in Greek.

Because this means of the hotel.

The noun ξενοδοχείο is neuter:

• το ξενοδοχείο = the hotel

To say of the hotel, Greek uses the genitive:

• του ξενοδοχείου = of the hotel

So the phrase:

• την είσοδο του ξενοδοχείου

literally means:

• the entrance of the hotel

which in natural English is the entrance to the hotel or the hotel entrance, depending on context.

Μέχρι means until, up to, or as far as, depending on context.

Here it means up to / as far as:

• μέχρι την είσοδο = up to the entrance / as far as the entrance

It shows the endpoint of the action.

So the sentence describes dragging the suitcase as far as the hotel entrance.

In modern Greek, μέχρι is commonly followed by the accusative when it introduces a noun phrase:

• μέχρι την είσοδο
• μέχρι το σπίτι
• μέχρι αύριο

You may also see it with other structures in different expressions, but for a learner, the useful rule here is:

• μέχρι + accusative noun phrase

That is exactly what is happening in this sentence.

Σέρνω is the present tense form, first person singular:

• σέρνω = I drag / I am dragging

Greek present tense can often translate into English in more than one way, depending on context:

• I drag
• I am dragging

If the sentence is presented on its own, either may work.

A useful thing to notice is that σέρνω takes a direct object:

• Σέρνω τη βαριά βαλίτσα = I drag the heavy suitcase

That is why βαλίτσα appears in the accusative form.

Also, σέρνω usually suggests pulling something along with effort, often because it is heavy, awkward, or on the ground. So it fits very naturally with βαριά βαλίτσα.

Yes. Greek word order is more flexible than English because the case endings and articles show the grammatical relationships.

The neutral order here is:

• Σέρνω τη βαριά βαλίτσα μέχρι την είσοδο του ξενοδοχείου.

But other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Μέχρι την είσοδο του ξενοδοχείου σέρνω τη βαριά βαλίτσα.
• Τη βαριά βαλίτσα σέρνω μέχρι την είσοδο του ξενοδοχείου.

These may sound more marked or emphatic, but they are still understandable. The original version is the most straightforward and natural for a learner.

Βαριά is pronounced roughly vah-ryA, with the stress on the last syllable.

It comes from βαρύς / βαριά / βαρύ = heavy, where the adjective changes for gender:

• masculine: βαρύς
• feminine: βαριά
• neuter: βαρύ

The spelling -ιά is a very common feminine ending in Greek adjectives and nouns. In this sentence, it matches the feminine noun βαλίτσα.

It could, but it would mean something slightly different.

• μέχρι την είσοδο = up to the entrance / as far as the entrance
• στην είσοδο = to the entrance / at the entrance, depending on context

Μέχρι emphasizes the endpoint or limit of the movement. It can give the idea of dragging the suitcase all the way to that point.

So the original sentence is focusing on the destination as the limit reached.

In this sentence, yes, the articles are natural and expected:

• τη βαριά βαλίτσα
• την είσοδο
• του ξενοδοχείου

Greek uses the definite article more regularly than English in many contexts. If you removed the articles here, the sentence would sound unnatural or would change the meaning.

For example:

• τη βαριά βαλίτσα = the heavy suitcase
• μια βαριά βαλίτσα = a heavy suitcase

So the articles are an important part of the sentence, not optional decoration.