Word
Бутерброд вкусный.
Meaning
The sandwich is tasty.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Бутерброд вкусный.
Since this lesson is about plurals, how would I change this sentence to say "The sandwiches are tasty"?
To make the masculine noun бутерброд plural, add -ы to get бутерброды. You also have to change the adjective to match! The plural of вкусный is вкусные. So, the plural sentence is Бутерброды вкусные.
Where is the verb "is" in this sentence?
In Russian, the present tense of the verb "to be" (am/is/are) is almost always left out. You simply put the subject (бутерброд) and the adjective (вкусный) right next to each other.
Why does вкусный end in -ый?
Because it is describing бутерброд, which is a masculine noun since it ends in a consonant. The ending -ый is the standard ending for masculine adjectives in the dictionary form (nominative case).
Why does the д at the end of бутерброд sound like a "т" (t) when spoken?
In Russian, voiced consonants like д become "devoiced" when they sit at the very end of a word, so it sounds like a т. Interestingly, if you make the word plural (бутерброды), the д is no longer at the end and gets its normal "d" sound back!