Talk about sour flavors in food and drinks.

The idea

Agrio changes to agria, agrios or agrias to agree with the noun.

Examples

  • Este yogur está agrio.This yogurt tastes sour.
  • La salsa agria lleva limón.The sour sauce contains lemon.
  • Los limones agrios son para la sopa.The sour lemons are for the soup.
  • A Marta no le gustan las manzanas agrias.Marta does not like sour apples.
  • Mi hermano prueba una bebida agria.My brother tastes a sour drink.
  • La cocinera encuentra agrio el zumo.The cook finds the juice sour.

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Watch out

Do not use agrio unchanged with a feminine noun: say leche agria.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: El queso está ___. (agrio / agria)

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    agrio

    agrio matches the masculine singular cheese.

  2. Choose the correct form: La leche está ___. (agrio / agria)

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    agria

    agria matches the feminine singular milk.

  3. Choose the correct form: Las frutas están ___. (agrios / agrias)

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    agrias

    agrias matches the feminine plural fruit.

Use it today

Describe a sour food or drink in an original sentence.