Questions & Answers about Снаружи этот книжный магазин выглядит скромно, но изнутри он очень уютный.
Both words describe perspective, but from opposite sides:
- снаружи = from the outside / outside
- изнутри = from the inside / inside
They are not built in exactly the same way in modern Russian, so you usually just learn them as a pair. Literally:
- снаружи contains с-, related to from/outside
- изнутри contains из-, meaning from out of, plus внутри (inside)
In this sentence, they contrast the shop’s exterior and interior:
- Снаружи ... = On the outside...
- но изнутри ... = but on the inside...
This is the nominative case, because книжный магазин is the subject of the sentence.
- этот = this
- книжный = book
- магазин = shop/store
All three words agree in:
- gender: masculine
- number: singular
- case: nominative
So:
- этот matches masculine singular nominative
- книжный matches masculine singular nominative
- магазин is the masculine singular noun