"Das Öl ist im Laden."

Translation: The oil is in the store.

[nuklrbbq]

Is that "store" in the American sense of "shop"? Or does it just mean "store" as in "Storeroom"?

[yaliyev]

I think it means shop.

[Legostrike3]

i believe so, but then again i'm american

[phle]

Yeah, Im also confused, whether "Laden" means storageroom or a store as if a shop.

[beckalina]

I looked this up - it definitely means shop and I can't find any suggestion that it means storeroom - I think they must just mean the American usage of store

[deactivated user]

Yes, "Laden" means shop. The German for storeroom is "Lager". Fun fact: Lager beer is called that because it can be stored over a long period of time.

[yaliyev]

You sometimes use German "in" and in other cases "im" for the English "in". What is the rule of determining which of them is correct in the particular situation?

[deactivated user]

"im" is a contraction of "in dem" (in the).

[yaliyev]

thanks!

[kbogovic]

Oh, that's why it keeps telling me I missed a word. :)

[FairlyPlans]

Why is the oil is in store not accepted

[ColetteJoh6]

Im = in the

[JanetHine1]

you should accept "in the shop" We are not all American