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Ce dessert est vraiment sucré.

Ce dessert est vraiment sucré.
This dessert is really sweet.
From Lesson 49:Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)·French

Breakdown of Ce dessert est vraiment sucré.

être
to be
le dessert
the dessert
sucré
sweet
vraiment
really

Questions & Answers about Ce dessert est vraiment sucré.

The lesson is about using très and beaucoup, so why does this sentence use vraiment?
Just like in English, you have different ways to make a description stronger. While très means 'very' and beaucoup means 'a lot', vraiment means 'really'. You can use vraiment before an adjective like sucré (sweet), exactly how you would use très.
Why is it ce dessert and not just le dessert?
Ce is a pointing word that means 'this' or 'that'. You use it when you are talking about a specific item, like 'this dessert right here'. Because dessert is a masculine word, we use ce. If it were a feminine word, we would use cette.
Does sucré change if it describes a feminine word?
Yes! Because sucré is an adjective, it has to match the gender of the noun it describes. Dessert is masculine, so we use sucré. If you were talking about a feminine noun, like cette pomme (this apple), you would add an -e to the end to make it cette pomme est vraiment sucrée. The pronunciation stays exactly the same!
Is sucré related to the French word for sugar?
Yes, it comes directly from the noun sucre, which means 'sugar'. Adding the accent to the end turns it into an adjective meaning 'sweet' or 'sweetened'.

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