Breakdown of Это горячий суп, вкусная пицца и холодное вино.
это
this / it is
и
and
вкусный
tasty
суп
soup
горячий
hot
холодный
cold
пицца
pizza
вино
wine
Questions & Answers about Это горячий суп, вкусная пицца и холодное вино.
Why does the word for 'this is' (это) stay the same even though the nouns have different genders?
When это is used to mean 'this is' or 'these are', it always stays in this default form, regardless of the gender of the things you are pointing out.
How do the adjectives in this sentence match the words they describe?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they attach to. Суп is masculine, so it takes the masculine adjective ending in -ий (горячий). Пицца is feminine, taking the feminine -ая ending (вкусная). Вино is neuter, taking the neuter -ое ending (холодное).
Why does горячий end in -ий instead of the usual masculine ending -ый?
This is because of a very common Russian spelling rule. After the letter ч (and a few other letters like ш, ж, к, etc.), you cannot write the letter ы. Instead, you must use и, making the ending -ий.
Are the adjectives in this sentence in the nominative case?
Yes! Because this sentence is just stating what these things are ('This is...'), the nouns are the subjects of the sentence. Therefore, both the nouns and their matching adjectives stay in their basic dictionary form, which is the nominative case.
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