Рис без соли и сахара кажется не таким вкусным.

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Breakdown of Рис без соли и сахара кажется не таким вкусным.

• и: and
• не: not
• без: without

Questions & Answers about Рис без соли и сахара кажется не таким вкусным.

What case do the words after без take, and how is that shown in без соли и сахара?

The preposition без (without) always takes the genitive case. That’s why you see:

• соль → genitive singular соли
• сахар → genitive singular сахара

Why are соль and сахар in the singular, not plural?

Because they’re mass nouns here (an unspecified amount of salt/sugar). After без, Russian typically uses the genitive singular for substances: без соли, без сахара. Using plurals would imply multiple types or units (e.g., different kinds of salts), which isn’t meant.

Why is it не таким вкусным (instrumental) after кажется?

With verbs like быть, казаться, стать, a descriptive predicate is often in the instrumental case to indicate a state/quality. The subject is рис (masc. sg.), so the predicate agrees in gender/number and takes instrumental:

• такой вкусный (nom.) → instrumental: таким вкусным. The negation не scopes over таким here: “not so/as (that) tasty.”

Can I say кажется не такой вкусный (nominative) instead?