Breakdown of Мы покупаем продукты в магазине.
мы
we
в
in / to (direction)
магазин
store, shop
покупать
to buy
продукт
product, foodstuff
Questions & Answers about Мы покупаем продукты в магазине.
Why does the translation say food if the Russian word is продукты?
The word еда is the general word for food. However, Russians frequently use продукты (literally products) when talking about groceries or food items bought at a store.
How do we form the plural for продукты?
The singular form is продукт. Since it is a regular masculine noun ending in a consonant, we simply add -ы to the end to make it plural, following the standard rule for nominative plurals.
Since продукты is the object being bought, shouldn't it be in the accusative case?
It is in the accusative case! For inanimate objects (things that are not alive), the accusative plural looks exactly the same as the nominative plural. This means you just use the standard plural form продукты.
Why does the word for shop (магазин) end in an -е here?
The sentence talks about a location. The preposition в (in) combined with a location requires the prepositional case. For most regular masculine nouns like магазин, this means adding an -е to the end.
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