Η πληρωμή αργεί εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας.

Η is the feminine singular definite article, meaning the.

So:

• η πληρωμή = the payment

Greek articles change for gender, number, and case, unlike English the, which never changes.

Here, πληρωμή is a feminine noun, so it takes η in the nominative singular.

Αργεί is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb αργώ.

In this sentence, it means something like:

• is late
• is delayed
• is taking a long time

Because the subject is η πληρωμή (the payment), Greek uses the 3rd person singular verb form:

• η πληρωμή αργεί = the payment is delayed / the payment is late

Because αργεί already contains the meaning of the verb phrase.

In English, we often say:

• The payment is late

Greek often expresses this idea with a single verb:

• Η πληρωμή αργεί

So instead of using a separate verb like is plus an adjective, Greek uses the verb αργώ.

Εξαιτίας means because of / due to / on account of.

It is used to introduce the cause of something:

• εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας = because of the inspection

A very important grammar point is that εξαιτίας is followed by the genitive case.

So:

• της αυτοψίας is in the genitive because it comes after εξαιτίας

Because εξαιτίας requires the genitive.

The basic dictionary form is:

• η αυτοψία = the inspection / site inspection

But after εξαιτίας, it changes to the genitive:

• της αυτοψίας = of the inspection / because of the inspection

So the pattern is:

• η αυτοψία → nominative
• της αυτοψίας → genitive

This is one of the most common things learners need to notice in Greek: articles and noun endings change depending on their role in the sentence.

Αυτοψία usually means an inspection, site visit, or on-site examination.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• a technical inspection
• an official site check
• an on-the-spot examination by authorities or professionals

So in a sentence like this, it often suggests that the payment is delayed because some kind of official or procedural inspection had to happen first.

In standard Greek, yes, εξαιτίας normally takes the genitive.

Examples:

• εξαιτίας της βροχής = because of the rain
• εξαιτίας του προβλήματος = because of the problem
• εξαιτίας των καθυστερήσεων = because of the delays

So if you learn εξαιτίας, it is very useful to learn it together with this rule:

• εξαιτίας + genitive

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

The neutral order here is:

• Η πληρωμή αργεί εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας.

But you could also hear:

• Εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας αργεί η πληρωμή.
• Η πληρωμή εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας αργεί.

These alternatives may sound more emphatic or more context-dependent, but the meaning stays basically the same.

The original version is a very natural, straightforward way to say it.

Yes, Greek often drops subject pronouns, but here η πληρωμή is not a pronoun — it is the actual noun subject.

You could say:

• Αργεί εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας.

But then the subject would need to be understood from context: it is delayed because of the inspection.

Including η πληρωμή makes the sentence clear and explicit:

• The payment is delayed because of the inspection.

It is in the nominative case, because it is the subject of the sentence.

So:

• η πληρωμή = nominative singular
• της αυτοψίας = genitive singular

This sentence is a good example of two very common Greek cases in one line:

• nominative for the subject
• genitive after a prepositional expression like εξαιτίας

Yes.

• πληρώνω = I pay
• πληρωμή = payment

This is a useful word family to learn together:

• πληρώνω = to pay
• πληρωμή = payment

So if you already know πληρώνω, then πληρωμή is easy to recognize as the noun form.

Yes, εξαιτίας is quite common, but it can sound a bit more formal or written than some other ways of expressing cause.

For example, Greek also uses:

• λόγω = due to
• επειδή = because
• εξαιτίας = because of

A rough comparison:

• επειδή introduces a whole clause:
  Η πληρωμή αργεί επειδή έγινε αυτοψία.
• εξαιτίας introduces a noun phrase:
  Η πληρωμή αργεί εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας.

So εξαιτίας is especially useful when the cause is expressed as a noun.

A simple pronunciation guide would be:

• Η πληρωμή αργεί εξαιτίας της αυτοψίας
• i pli-ro-MEE ar-GHEE ek-see-TEE-as tees af-top-SEE-as

A few helpful notes:

• η sounds like ee
• ωμή in πληρωμή is stressed at the end
• γ before front vowels often sounds like a soft voiced sound, so αργεί is not a hard English g
• αι usually sounds like e / eh
• ψ sounds like ps

The written accents show you where the stress falls:

• πληρωμή
• αργεί
• εξαιτίας
• αυτοψίας