Word
Кассир работает в магазине.
Meaning
The cashier works in the shop.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Кассир работает в магазине.
работать
to work
в
in / to (direction)
магазин
store, shop
кассир
cashier
Questions & Answers about Кассир работает в магазине.
Why does the word for shop, магазине, end in an -е here?
The basic dictionary form of the word is магазин. Because the sentence describes where someone is located (in the shop), we use a special grammatical form called the Prepositional case. For most masculine nouns like магазин, you simply add an -е to the end when they follow the preposition в (in).
How does the verb работает change if I want to say that I am working?
The word работает is the "he/she/it" form of the verb работать (to work), matching the single cashier. If you want to say "I work", you change the ending and say я работаю.
Is the word кассир used for both male and female cashiers?
Yes! Grammatically, кассир is a masculine noun because it ends in a consonant. However, like many job titles in Russian, it is used for a person of any gender doing that job.
The word магазин looks a lot like "magazine". Do they mean the same thing?
No, this is a classic "false friend." In Russian, магазин always means "shop" or "store". If you want to buy a reading magazine, you would ask for a журнал.