Breakdown of Voda s đumbirom je vrlo aromatična.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
voda
water
s
with
vrlo
very (formal)
aromatičan
aromatic
đumbir
ginger
Questions & Answers about Voda s đumbirom je vrlo aromatična.
Why is the adjective aromatična instead of aromatičana?
This showcases the "fleeting a" (nepostojano a). The standard dictionary form (masculine singular) is aromatičan. When we add the feminine ending -a so it agrees with the feminine noun voda, the final a in the root word drops out. Therefore, aromatičan + -a becomes aromatična.
Why does đumbir change to đumbirom here?
The preposition s (with) requires the noun following it to be in the Instrumental case when talking about ingredients, additions, or accompaniment. Because đumbir (ginger) is a masculine noun ending in a hard consonant, it takes the standard Instrumental ending -om.
Why use s instead of sa?
You generally default to the short form s. The longer form sa is only required when the next word starts with a similar-sounding consonant like s, š, z, or ž (for example, sa šećerom for "with sugar"), or sometimes a difficult consonant cluster. Since đumbir starts with đ, s is easy to pronounce and is the correct choice here.
Can I use jako instead of vrlo to say "very"?
Absolutely. Both vrlo and jako mean "very" and are completely interchangeable in this context when intensifying an adjective like aromatična.
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