Word
Această femeie cumpără pâinea din magazin.
Meaning
This woman buys the bread from the store.
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Breakdown of Această femeie cumpără pâinea din magazin.
femeia
the woman
din
from / out of / in (located in, after a noun)
magazinul
the store
această
this
Questions & Answers about Această femeie cumpără pâinea din magazin.
Why do we say Această femeie instead of femeia aceasta?
How is the word 'the' attached to pâinea?
What is the difference between din and de la for saying 'from'?
Din specifically means 'from inside' or 'out of' an enclosed space, like a building or a box. Because a store is a building, the woman is buying bread from inside it, so we use din. If she were just coming from the general location of the store, you might use de la.
Why doesn't magazin have a 'the' attached to its end, even though the English translation says 'the store'?
This is a special Romanian rule! After most short prepositions (like din, în, pe, la), a singular noun drops its 'the' ending unless it is followed by an adjective or another description. So we just say din magazin instead of din magazinul.