Questions & Answers about स्वाद मीठा नहीं, तीखा है।
Why does मीठा end in -ा here?
Because मीठा is agreeing with स्वाद, which is a masculine singular noun.
In Hindi, many adjectives change form to match the gender and number of the noun they describe.
- masculine singular: मीठा
- feminine singular: मीठी
- masculine plural: मीठे
Since स्वाद is masculine singular, Hindi uses:
- स्वाद मीठा है
- not स्वाद मीठी है
The same thing happens with तीखा.
Why is it तीखा and not तीखी?
For the same reason: तीखा agrees with स्वाद.
Both मीठा and तीखा are adjective forms matching a masculine singular noun.
So:
- स्वाद मीठा है
- स्वाद तीखा है
If the noun were feminine, the adjectives would change:
- चटनी तीखी है
- चाय मीठी है
Why is there no है after मीठा नहीं?
Hindi often omits repeated words when the meaning is already clear.
The full sentence could be:
स्वाद मीठा नहीं है, तीखा है।
But because would be repeated, speakers often shorten it to: