Word
Я покупаю газету в магазине.
Meaning
I am buying a newspaper in the store.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Я покупаю газету в магазине.
Why does the word for newspaper end in -у (газету) instead of -а (газета)?
Газета is the direct object here—it is the thing being bought. In Russian, feminine nouns ending in -а change their ending to -у when they are the direct object. This is called the Accusative case.
This lesson is about inanimate objects. Does that affect how we spell газету?
Actually, for feminine nouns like газета, it doesn't matter if they are alive (animate) or just objects (inanimate). They always change their -а to -у when they are the direct object. The inanimate rule is mostly important for masculine nouns, which stay exactly the same as their dictionary form when they are inanimate direct objects.
Why does the verb покупаю end in -ю?
Because it must match the pronoun я (I). The dictionary form of the verb is покупать (to buy). To say "I buy" or "I am buying", you drop the -ть and add -ю.
Why is there an -е at the end of магазине?