Questions & Answers about Die Suppe ist leicht salzig.
Why is it die Suppe and not der Suppe or das Suppe?
Because Suppe is a feminine noun in German. Its dictionary form is die Suppe.
German nouns have grammatical gender:
- der = masculine
- die = feminine
- das = neuter
So in the nominative singular, die Suppe is the correct form.
What case is die Suppe in here?
It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.
In Die Suppe ist leicht salzig, the soup is the thing being described, so it is the subject:
- Die Suppe = subject
- ist = verb
- leicht salzig = description
Why is ist in the second position?
Because German main clauses normally follow the verb-second rule.
In a basic statement, the conjugated verb usually comes second:
- Die Suppe = first element
- ist = second element
- leicht salzig = the rest
This is very normal German word order for a simple statement.