Я покупаю яблоки в магазине.

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Breakdown of Я покупаю яблоки в магазине.

• яблоко: the apple
• в: in
• магазин: the store

Questions & Answers about Я покупаю яблоки в магазине.

What does each word in the sentence mean?

Я means "I"; покупаю is the first person singular present form of "покупать," meaning "buy" or "am buying"; яблоки means "apples" (in the accusative plural, which for inanimate nouns looks the same as the nominative plural); and в магазине means "in the store," with магазине being the prepositional form of "магазин" used to indicate location.

Why does the verb покупаю end in -ю?

The ending -ю is the standard first person singular present tense ending for verbs of the -ать conjugation pattern. It signals that the subject, Я, is performing the action (buying) right now or habitually.

What is the grammatical role of the phrase в магазине and why does магазин change to магазине?

The phrase в магазине indicates location ("in the store"). The preposition в requires the noun to take the prepositional case, which for the masculine noun магазин changes its ending to -е, becoming магазине.

Why does яблоки appear unchanged even though it is the direct object of the sentence?