Breakdown of Die reife Frucht macht den Geschmack sehr fruchtig und ein bisschen süßlich.
und
and
machen
to make, to do
sehr
very
reif
ripe
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
ein bisschen
a bit, a little
der Geschmack
the taste
fruchtig
fruity
die Frucht
the fruit (individual/botanical)
süßlich
sweetish
Questions & Answers about Die reife Frucht macht den Geschmack sehr fruchtig und ein bisschen süßlich.
How does the suffix -ig work to make fruchtig?
Adding the suffix -ig to a noun like Frucht (fruit) turns it into an adjective, often translating to a "-y" ending in English (fruity). Notice that the vowel doesn't change to an umlaut here, so it is fruchtig and not früchtig.
Wait, isn't süß already an adjective? What does the -lich ending do here?
Yes, süß means sweet! While -lich often turns nouns into adjectives, it can also attach to existing adjectives. When it does, -lich weakens the original meaning, just like adding "-ish" in English. So süßlich means sweetish or somewhat sweet.
Why does reife have an -e ending, but fruchtig and süßlich have no endings?
Adjectives only take grammatical endings when they are placed directly in front of the noun they describe, like reife before Frucht. Because fruchtig and süßlich appear later in the sentence to describe the result of the action, they are used in their base form without any endings.
Why do we use den Geschmack instead of der Geschmack?
The verb macht (makes) acts directly on the taste, making it the direct object of the sentence. Since Geschmack is a masculine noun (der Geschmack), the definite article changes to the accusative case, becoming den.
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