Після вечері я хочу прибрати зі столу.

після вечері means after dinner.

The preposition після always requires the genitive case, so вечеря changes to вечері.

• dictionary form: вечеря = dinner, supper
• after після: після вечері = after dinner

This is very similar to how some English prepositions force a certain structure, except in Ukrainian the noun itself changes form.

Ukrainian does not have articles like the or a/an.

So:

• вечеря can mean dinner or the dinner, depending on context
• стіл can mean table or the table

In this sentence, English naturally translates them with the where needed, but Ukrainian does not say it separately.

хочу прибрати means I want to clean up / I want to clear away.

It is made of:

• хочу = I want
• прибрати = to tidy up, to put away, to clear off, to clean up

So the structure is:

• я хочу + infinitive
• I want + to do something

This is a very common Ukrainian pattern:

• Я хочу спати. = I want to sleep.
• Я хочу їсти. = I want to eat.

прибрати is the perfective form, while прибирати is imperfective.

Very roughly:

• прибирати = to be cleaning / to clean in a general or repeated sense
• прибрати = to clean up completely, to finish clearing up

In this sentence, прибрати зі столу suggests a completed action: clear the table off or remove things from the table. That is why the perfective verb fits well.

Compare:

• Я хочу прибрати зі столу. = I want to clear the table off.
• Я хочу прибирати щодня. = I want to clean every day.

зі столу means from the table or off the table.

The preposition з / зі / із means from. After this preposition, the noun usually goes into the genitive case, so:

• dictionary form: стіл = table
• genitive singular: столу
• therefore: зі столу = from the table / off the table

So з стіл would be ungrammatical, because стіл is the base form, not the case required after з(і) here.

з, зі, and із are variants of the same preposition. They all usually mean from.

Ukrainian chooses between them partly for ease of pronunciation. зі столу sounds smoother than з столу, because it avoids an awkward consonant cluster.

So:

• з = basic form
• зі / із = pronunciation-friendly variants

You do not need to translate them differently here. зі столу still just means from/off the table.

Most naturally, прибрати зі столу means clear things off the table or clear the table after a meal.

It usually implies removing dishes, food, and other items from the table, not necessarily wiping the surface itself.

If you specifically wanted to say wipe the table or clean the surface of the table, you would normally use a more specific verb, for example:

• витерти стіл = wipe the table
• помити стіл = wash the table

So in this sentence, the idea is more like clear away after dinner.

Yes, я can be omitted.

Ukrainian often drops subject pronouns when the verb already makes the person clear. Since хочу clearly means I want, the sentence can also be:

Після вечері хочу прибрати зі столу.

That is still perfectly natural. Adding я gives a bit more emphasis or clarity:

• Я хочу... = I want...
• Хочу... = want... / I want...

Both are correct.

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

This sentence starts with Після вечері to set the time frame first: After dinner...

Other possible word orders include:

• Я хочу прибрати зі столу після вечері.
• Я після вечері хочу прибрати зі столу.

These are all understandable, but they may shift emphasis slightly.

The given version is very natural because it starts with the time expression and then gives the main statement:

• Після вечері = after dinner
• я хочу прибрати зі столу = I want to clear the table

Yes. вечеря can be translated as dinner or supper, depending on the speaker and context.

In English, dinner can mean the main evening meal in some dialects, while in others it can mean the midday meal. In Ukrainian, вечеря specifically refers to the evening meal.

So the safest idea is:

• вечеря = evening meal

That is why після вечері is clearly after dinner / after supper.

You would need a different verb form.

The original sentence has:

• хочу прибрати = want to clear

If you want I am clearing the table after dinner, you could say:

• Після вечері я прибираю зі столу.

Here:

• прибираю = I am cleaning up / I clear / I am clearing

This uses the imperfective verb прибирати, which is natural for an ongoing or general action.