Die Luft ist angenehm kühl.

The air is pleasantly cool.

Breakdown of Die Luft ist angenehm kühl.

• sein: to be
• die Luft: the air
• kühl: cool
• angenehm: pleasantly

Questions & Answers about Die Luft ist angenehm kühl.

Why is it die Luft and not der or das Luft?

Because Luft is a feminine noun in German, so its nominative singular article is die.

• die Luft = the air

This is something you usually just have to learn together with the noun:

• die Luft
• die Sonne
• die Zeit

In this sentence, die Luft is the subject, so die is the correct form.

Why is the verb ist in the second position?

German main clauses usually follow the verb-second rule. That means the finite verb comes in position 2.

In Die Luft ist angenehm kühl:

1. Die Luft
2. ist
3. angenehm kühl

This is very normal German word order for a simple statement.

Why are angenehm and kühl not changed with adjective endings?