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Le magasin est plein.

Le magasin est plein.
The shop is full.
From Lesson 47:Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)·French

Breakdown of Le magasin est plein.

le magasin
the store
plein
full

Questions & Answers about Le magasin est plein.

Is magasin the same as an English magazine?
No, le magasin is a false friend that actually means 'the shop' or 'the store'. If you want to say 'magazine' in French, you use the word le magazine.
Does plein have anything to do with expressions of quantity like beaucoup de?
In this specific sentence, plein is just an adjective meaning 'full'. However, in everyday spoken French, you will frequently hear plein de used exactly like beaucoup de to mean 'a lot of'. For example, plein de magasins means 'a lot of shops'.
Why is it plein and not pleine?
Plein is an adjective describing le magasin, which is a masculine noun. If you were describing a feminine noun, like la boutique (another word for shop), you would add an -e to the end to make it pleine (la boutique est pleine).
Does adding the -e for the feminine form change the pronunciation?
Yes! In the masculine form plein, the n is silent and makes the vowels before it nasal. When you add the -e to make the feminine pleine, you clearly pronounce the n sound at the end.

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