"la papeterie" can mean in French:
- stationery (exercise books, pencils, every sort of paper-made items
- the place where you buy it in a general store (named "le rayon papeterie" as well) or large bookstore; that place could exist as a store on its own, but that's rare.
- the factory where paper items (paper bags for the grocers, for instance) are actually made and sorted.
hence "un papeterie est un magasin" can be true as it could be a store.
une papeterie (fem.)
It means "What is in a paper goods store?"
"est" is the verb to "be" and means "is""une" the feminine use of the English word "A" or "a", as in:-est une femme = is a woman.
comment appelle-t-on un marchand de couteaux ? > how do we call a knife seller? un magasin de couteaux est une coutellerie (fem.)
"Marie est une fille" means "Mary is a girl"
"... est une école" means "... is a school" in French.
A woman is a woman
est-ce que l'automne est une belle saison means 'is Autumn / Fall a beautiful season?'
Elle est une drogue dure.
Une danse est un poème is a citation from Denis Diderot.
Elle est une blonde. or C'est une blonde.She is a blondeElle est blonde.She is blonde.
"Is Los Angeles a metropolis or a megalopolis?"