Ξυρίζομαι το πρωί πριν από τη δουλειά.

Ξυρίζομαι is the mediopassive form, and in this sentence it has a reflexive sense: I shave myself.

This is very common in Greek with personal-care actions. Greek often uses the mediopassive where English uses myself or simply an ordinary verb.

• ξυρίζω = I shave someone/something
• ξυρίζομαι = I shave myself / I get shaved

So here, ξυρίζομαι is the natural form for talking about shaving yourself.

It can mean either, depending on context.

This is the present tense in Greek, and the Greek present often covers both:

• a habitual meaning: I shave in the morning before work
• an ongoing meaning: I’m shaving in the morning before work

In this sentence, because of the time expression, it most naturally sounds like a habit/routine.

Because Greek usually does not need the subject pronoun when the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

The ending -ομαι in ξυρίζομαι tells you it is first person singular: I.

So:

• Ξυρίζομαι = I shave / I am shaving
• Εγώ ξυρίζομαι = I shave with extra emphasis on I

Greek uses εγώ only when it wants contrast or emphasis.

Το πρωί means in the morning here.

Greek very often uses the article + noun to make time expressions:

• το πρωί = in the morning
• το βράδυ = in the evening / at night
• το μεσημέρι = at noon / in the afternoon

The word πρωί is neuter, so it takes the neuter article το.

Literally it looks like the morning, but in actual usage it often functions like the English adverbial phrase in the morning.

Πριν από means before when followed by a noun phrase.

So:

• πριν από τη δουλειά = before work

You can think of από here as part of the fixed expression πριν από.

Greek also uses πριν by itself, especially before a clause:

• πριν φύγω = before I leave

Before a noun, πριν από is very common and very clear.

Yes, you may hear πριν τη δουλειά, especially in everyday speech.

However:

• πριν από τη δουλειά sounds more fully explicit and standard
• πριν τη δουλειά is shorter and common in informal usage

So for learners, πριν από + noun is a very safe pattern to use.

Because Greek uses the definite article much more often than English does.

English often says:

• before work

Greek naturally says:

• πριν από τη δουλειά

Even though English has no article here, Greek usually wants one. This does not necessarily make it sound more definite in the English sense. It is just normal Greek usage.

Both come from the same article: την.

In Modern Greek, the final -ν is often dropped before certain consonants. Since δουλειά begins with δ, it is normal to write and say:

• τη δουλειά

You may also encounter την δουλειά, but τη δουλειά is the usual form here.

So:

• τη δουλειά = normal and natural in this sentence

Both are in the accusative.

Why?

• το πρωί is an adverbial time expression, and Greek often uses the accusative for time expressions like this.
• τη δουλειά is also in the accusative because it comes after πριν από, and από takes the accusative.

So even though neither phrase is the direct object of the verb, the accusative is still used.

No, Greek word order is fairly flexible.

This sentence is very natural as:

• Ξυρίζομαι το πρωί πριν από τη δουλειά.

But you could also hear:

• Το πρωί ξυρίζομαι πριν από τη δουλειά.

That change mostly affects emphasis or focus, not the basic meaning.

The original order sounds like a neutral, everyday statement.

It can suggest either, depending on context.

In this sentence, τη δουλειά most naturally means work in the everyday sense of going to work / your job.

So Greek δουλειά is often broader than a single English word and can cover:

• work
• job
• workplace-related routine

Here it simply refers to the speaker’s normal workday context.