Questions & Answers about Við smökkum eitthvað súrt.
Why does the adjective súrt come after eitthvað instead of before it?
Just like in English, when an adjective modifies an indefinite pronoun like eitthvað (something) or ekkert (nothing), it goes directly after the pronoun. You say eitthvað súrt (something sour), not súrt eitthvað.
Why are we using the neuter form súrt for the adjective?
Adjectives must agree with the pronoun they describe. Because eitthvað acts as an independent neuter singular pronoun here, the root adjective súr (sour) must also take the neuter singular form, which is súrt.
Which case are eitthvað and súrt in here?
They are in the accusative case. The verb smakka (to taste) requires its direct object to be in the accusative. For neuter words like eitthvað and súrt, the nominative and accusative forms happen to look exactly the same.
Does eitthvað change forms if a verb requires a different case?
Yes, it declines! While the nominative and accusative are both eitthvað, it changes to einhverju in the dative case and einhvers in the genitive case. Because smakka takes the accusative, it stays eitthvað in this sentence.
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