Breakdown of Sva kiselkasta vina su dobra uz ribu.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
dobar
good
vino
wine
sav
all (of a whole) / everyone, all (people) / everything
riba
fish
uz
along, besides / with (accompanying)
kiselkast
tart
Questions & Answers about Sva kiselkasta vina su dobra uz ribu.
How does the suffix -kast change the meaning of the base word in kiselkasta?
The suffix -kast is used to create approximative adjectives, similar to adding '-ish' or 'slightly' in English. It attaches to the base of kiseo (sour) to form kiselkast, which means 'sour-ish', 'tart', or 'slightly sour'.
The dictionary form for sour is kiseo. Why does it become kiselkast instead of 'kiseokast'?
This happens because of a sound change where an original 'l' at the end of a syllable turned into an 'o' over time. You see this in the masculine singular form kiseo. However, when you add a suffix that starts with a vowel or certain consonants, that original 'l' reappears. You see the same thing in the feminine form kisela.
Sva, kiselkasta, and dobra all end in -a. Are these in the feminine singular?
No, they are in the neuter plural. They all agree with vina (wines). Because vino is a neuter noun, its plural nominative form ends in -a. The adjectives and pronouns describing it must match this neuter plural form, which also happens to end in -a.
Why does the sentence use uz ribu (with/alongside fish) instead of the instrumental s ribom?
While s plus the instrumental case means 'with' in a general sense of accompaniment, uz plus the accusative case is the natural way to talk about food and drink pairings. It implies that the wine is a good match 'alongside' or 'to accompany' the fish.
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