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Questions & Answers about Lubię hiszpańskie wino.
I know the verb lubić requires the accusative case. Why doesn't wino change its ending here?
In Polish, neuter nouns like wino have the exact same form in the accusative case as they do in their basic dictionary form (the nominative case). If it were a feminine noun, you would see a change, like Lubię hiszpańską kawę (I like Spanish coffee).
Does the adjective hiszpańskie also stay in its dictionary form here?
Yes! Adjectives must match the noun they describe. Since wino is neuter and its accusative form doesn't change, the adjective uses the neuter accusative ending -ie, which is exactly the same as its dictionary form.
How would this sentence change if I wanted to say I don't like Spanish wine?
It would become Nie lubię hiszpańskiego wina. This is because of a rule called the genitive of negation. Whenever you make a sentence with a direct object negative, the case changes from accusative to genitive. For neuter words, the genitive endings are -ego for the adjective and -a for the noun.