Пиво уже холодное.

cold

Breakdown of Пиво уже холодное.

• уже: already
• пиво: beer

Questions & Answers about Пиво уже холодное.

Why is there no word for is in this sentence?

In Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So Пиво уже холодное literally looks like Beer already cold, but it means The beer is already cold or Beer is already cold.

Russian does use forms of быть in other tenses, for example:

• Пиво было холодное = The beer was cold
• Пиво будет холодное = The beer will be cold

Why is it холодное and not холодный?

Because Russian adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

Here, пиво is:

• neuter
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective must also be neuter singular nominative:

• masculine: холодный
• feminine: холодная
• neuter: холодное
• plural: холодные

That is why the sentence uses холодное.

Why is пиво neuter?