У этого супа очень приятный вкус.

pleasant

Breakdown of У этого супа очень приятный вкус.

• очень: very
• этот: this
• суп: the soup

Questions & Answers about У этого супа очень приятный вкус.

Why is у used in У этого супа and what case does it govern?

The preposition у in Russian indicates possession or “having” something and always takes the genitive case. So у этого супа literally means “at this soup” but functions as “this soup has…” or “there is for this soup…” in English.

Why is этого супа in the genitive case?

Because у requires the genitive. The noun суп (“soup”) becomes супа, and its modifier этот becomes этого to agree in case, number, and gender.

What is a more literal translation of У этого супа очень приятный вкус?

Literally, “At this soup [there is] a very pleasant taste.” A natural English equivalent is “This soup has a very pleasant taste.”

Why use приятный вкус instead of just saying вкусный суп?

These two express slightly different nuances:

• приятный вкус (“pleasant taste”) focuses on the character of the taste itself.
• вкусный суп (“tasty soup”) simply states the soup is tasty overall. You choose приятный вкус when you want to emphasize how the taste feels or appeals to you.