Εκείνη σέρνει την καρέκλα πιο κοντά στο τραπέζι και κάθεται.

Yes, here Εκείνη means she.

More literally, εκείνη is the feminine form of that one / that woman / she. In a sentence like this, it often adds a bit of emphasis or contrast, as in:

• She pulls the chair closer to the table and sits down.

Greek often leaves the subject pronoun out, so σέρνει την καρέκλα... by itself could already mean she pulls the chair.... Including Εκείνη makes the subject more explicit.

Because it is the first word of the sentence.

If it appeared in the middle of a sentence, it would normally be written εκείνη with a lowercase ε.

Σέρνει is the 3rd person singular present form of σέρνω, meaning to drag / pull.

So:

• σέρνω = I drag / pull
• σέρνεις = you drag / pull
• σέρνει = he/she/it drags / pulls

In this sentence, it matches Εκείνη, so it means she drags/pulls.

It can suggest either, depending on context.

The basic idea is moving something by drawing it along. With a chair, English might translate it as:

• drags the chair
• pulls the chair
• sometimes even moves the chair

Because the sentence continues with closer to the table, a natural English translation is often She pulls/drags the chair closer to the table.

Because την is the definite article, meaning the.

So:

• καρέκλα = chair
• την καρέκλα = the chair

Greek uses articles very regularly, often more regularly than English.

Also, την is the accusative feminine singular form of the article, because καρέκλα is the direct object of the verb σέρνει.

It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of σέρνει.

She is doing the action of dragging, and the chair is the thing being dragged.

So:

• subject: Εκείνη = she
• verb: σέρνει = drags/pulls
• direct object: την καρέκλα = the chair

For many feminine nouns like καρέκλα, the accusative singular looks the same as the nominative singular, but the article shows the case clearly:

• η καρέκλα = the chair (subject)
• την καρέκλα = the chair (object)

Πιο κοντά means closer.

Literally, it is:

• πιο = more
• κοντά = near / close

So Greek forms this comparison as more near, which English expresses as closer.

Examples:

• πιο κοντά = closer
• πιο μακριά = farther/further

Στο is a contraction of σε + το.

So:

• σε = to / at / in / on, depending on context
• το = the
• στο = to the / at the / on the / in the

Here, πιο κοντά στο τραπέζι means closer to the table.

So the structure is:

• πιο κοντά = closer
• στο τραπέζι = to the table

Because after σε in this kind of expression, Greek uses the accusative.

Τραπέζι is a neuter noun, and in the singular the nominative and accusative forms are the same:

• το τραπέζι = the table
• στο τραπέζι = to the table / at the table

So the form does not visibly change here, but grammatically it is accusative after σε.

Κάθεται means sits or sits down, depending on context.

It is the 3rd person singular present form of κάθομαι.

So here:

• και κάθεται = and she sits / and sits down

In English, sits down is often the most natural translation in this sentence, because it describes the next action after moving the chair.

Because the verb is κάθομαι, which is an irregular/common verb meaning to sit.

Its present-tense forms are built like a middle/passive-form verb, but its meaning is active:

• κάθομαι = I sit / I am sitting
• κάθεσαι = you sit
• κάθεται = he/she sits

This is very normal in Greek. Some verbs have middle/passive-looking forms but active meanings.

Also, καθίζω is a different verb, usually meaning to seat someone / make someone sit, though in some contexts it can relate to sitting. For simple she sits down, κάθεται is the natural form.

Yes, both σέρνει and κάθεται are in the present tense.

Greek present tense can be used in several ways, including:

• habitual actions
• actions happening now
• narrative present, where events are described vividly as if unfolding now

In this sentence, English often uses sits down because that sounds natural after pulls the chair closer to the table. So even though Greek uses a present form, English may choose the more event-like phrasing sits down.

Και means and.

It links the two actions:

• σέρνει την καρέκλα πιο κοντά στο τραπέζι
• και κάθεται

So the sentence describes a sequence:

1. she moves the chair closer
2. and then she sits

Yes, absolutely.

Greek often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person and number. So:

• Σέρνει την καρέκλα πιο κοντά στο τραπέζι και κάθεται.

already means:

• She pulls/drags the chair closer to the table and sits down.

Including Εκείνη can add emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

Not as fixed as in English.

The given order is natural and clear:

• Εκείνη σέρνει την καρέκλα πιο κοντά στο τραπέζι και κάθεται.

But Greek allows more flexibility because case endings and verb forms help show grammatical roles.

Different word orders can shift emphasis. For example, moving Εκείνη or την καρέκλα can highlight the subject or the object. Still, the original version is a very normal, neutral way to say it.

A rough pronunciation guide would be:

• Εκείνη ≈ eh-KEE-nee
• σέρνει ≈ SER-nee
• την καρέκλα ≈ teen ka-RE-kla
• πιο κοντά ≈ PYO kon-DA
• στο τραπέζι ≈ sto tra-PE-zi
• και κάθεται ≈ ke KA-the-te

A smoother whole-sentence approximation:

eh-KEE-nee SER-nee teen ka-RE-kla PYO kon-DA sto tra-PE-zi ke KA-the-te

This is only approximate, but it can help with first exposure.