Στα αποδυτήρια του γυμναστηρίου έχει πάντα πολύ κόσμο μετά τη δουλειά.

Στα is the contraction of σε + τα.

• σε = in / at / to
• τα = the for neuter plural nouns

So:

• στα αποδυτήρια = in the changing rooms / locker rooms

This is extremely common in Greek:

• στο = σε + το
• στη / στην = σε + τη / την
• στα = σε + τα
• στους / στις = σε + τους / τις

So Στα αποδυτήρια literally means In the locker rooms.

Yes, it is normal. Τα αποδυτήρια is usually used in the plural and means the changing room(s) / locker room(s).

Greek often uses the plural for places like this, even when English may use a singular expression such as the locker room.

So:

• το αποδυτήριο = a changing room / locker room
• τα αποδυτήρια = the changing rooms / locker rooms

In real usage, στα αποδυτήρια is a very natural way to say in the locker room area or in the changing rooms.

του γυμναστηρίου means of the gym and shows possession or association.

• το γυμναστήριο = the gym
• του γυμναστηρίου = of the gym

So:

• τα αποδυτήρια του γυμναστηρίου = the gym’s locker rooms / the locker rooms of the gym

This is the Greek genitive case. Greek uses the genitive a lot where English uses of or apostrophe ’s.

In Greek, έχει is often used impersonally to mean there is / there are, especially in everyday speech.

So:

• έχει κόσμο = there are people / it’s crowded
• έχει πολύ κόσμο = there are a lot of people / it’s very crowded

This is one of the most common conversational patterns in Greek.

Examples:

• Στο μαγαζί έχει κόσμο. = There are people in the shop.
• Στην παραλία έχει πολύ κόσμο. = The beach is very crowded.

So here, έχει πάντα πολύ κόσμο means there are always a lot of people or more naturally it’s always very crowded.

πολύ κόσμο is a very natural Greek way to say a lot of people.

Here’s why:

• κόσμος can mean world, but very often it also means people / crowd
• πολύ here means a lot of
• κόσμο is in the accusative because it is the object of έχει

So:

• έχει πολύ κόσμο = literally it has much people/crowd
• natural English: there are a lot of people / it’s crowded

You could say πολλοί άνθρωποι in some contexts, but it sounds less natural here. Greek strongly prefers πολύ κόσμο for this kind of sentence.

Because it is in the accusative case.

The dictionary form is:

• ο κόσμος

But after έχει, it functions as the direct object, so it becomes:

• τον κόσμο

In this sentence, after πολύ, we get:

• πολύ κόσμο

So:

• κόσμος = nominative
• κόσμο = accusative

This is very common in Greek:

• βλέπω τον φίλο = I see the friend
• έχει κόσμο = there are people / it has people

πάντα means always.

In this sentence:

• έχει πάντα πολύ κόσμο

it modifies the whole idea of there being a lot of people.

So the meaning is:

• there are always a lot of people
• it is always crowded

Greek word order is more flexible than English, so πάντα can move around more easily than always in English.

For example, these are all possible with slightly different emphasis:

• Έχει πάντα πολύ κόσμο
• Πάντα έχει πολύ κόσμο
• Πολύ κόσμο έχει πάντα

The version in your sentence is very natural.

It means after work in the general sense.

Literally:

• μετά = after
• τη δουλειά = the work / the job

But in natural English, this phrase is usually translated as:

• after work

So the sentence means that the gym locker rooms are crowded at the time when people go there after finishing work.

Greek often uses the article in places where English does not. So τη δουλειά is normal here even though English usually just says work.

Both are possible, but τη δουλειά is very common in modern Greek.

What’s happening is that την is often shortened to τη before a consonant in everyday writing and speech.

So:

• την δουλειά = full form
• τη δουλειά = very common shortened form

This kind of shortening happens a lot with the accusative feminine article:

• τη μητέρα
• τη φίλη
• τη δουλειά

You will see both forms, but τη is extremely normal.

In modern Greek, μετά normally takes the accusative when it means after.

So:

• μετά τη δουλειά
• μετά το μάθημα
• μετά τον αγώνα

In older or more formal Greek, you may encounter μετά with the genitive, but for everyday modern Greek, you should learn:

• μετά + accusative = after

So μετά τη δουλειά is exactly what you would expect in standard modern usage.

There is no real subject in the English sense. Έχει is being used impersonally.

Greek often says:

• έχει κόσμο
• έχει κίνηση
• έχει φασαρία

These mean:

• there are people
• there is traffic
• there is noise / commotion

So έχει here does not mean that some named thing literally has people. It is just a common Greek structure meaning there is / there are.

If you translate too literally, it sounds strange in English. The natural understanding is:

• In the gym locker rooms, there are always a lot of people after work.

Yes. That is a very natural translation.

A more literal translation is:

• In the gym locker rooms, there are always a lot of people after work.

But in better English, you would often say:

• The gym locker room is always crowded after work.
• The gym changing rooms are always crowded after work.

Because έχει πολύ κόσμο often implies crowded, not just the bare fact that people exist there.

Yes, Greek word order is more flexible than English word order.

The sentence as given is:

• Στα αποδυτήρια του γυμναστηρίου έχει πάντα πολύ κόσμο μετά τη δουλειά.

This is natural and clear:

1. place
2. existence/crowding
3. time

But Greek could also say things like:

• Μετά τη δουλειά έχει πάντα πολύ κόσμο στα αποδυτήρια του γυμναστηρίου.
• Πάντα έχει πολύ κόσμο στα αποδυτήρια του γυμναστηρίου μετά τη δουλειά.

These versions shift emphasis slightly, but the core meaning stays the same.

Greek often puts the place or time first if that is the setting the speaker wants to establish.

A very natural way to understand it is:

• The gym locker rooms are always crowded after work.

Or, if you want something closer to the Greek structure:

• In the gym locker rooms, there are always a lot of people after work.

A useful chunk to remember from this sentence is:

• έχει πολύ κόσμο = it’s crowded / there are a lot of people

That expression comes up all the time in everyday Greek.