German Phrase
Diese Suppe ist kalt.
Meaning
The sentence simply states that the soup being referred to is cold. It can be used to point out that the soup needs to be heated or that it is being served at a lower temperature than expected.
When to use
Use this phrase when you notice a soup is not warm enough—at home, in a restaurant, or when someone asks how the soup tastes. It’s also handy when you want to request reheating or express mild disappointment.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DieseSuppeistkalt
Demonstrative Determiner (Diese)
‘Diese’ is the feminine nominative form of the demonstrative determiner ‘dies-’, used to point to a specific noun that is close to the speaker.
Noun Gender & Case (Suppe)
‘Suppe’ is a feminine noun; in the nominative case it takes the article ‘die’ (or the demonstrative ‘diese’).
Verb ‘sein’ (ist)
‘ist’ is the third‑person singular present of ‘sein’ (to be) and links the subject with a predicate adjective.
Predicative Adjective (kalt)
When an adjective follows ‘sein’, it stays in its base form without an ending.
🗨In Conversation
Wie schmeckt die Suppe?
How does the soup taste?
Diese Suppe ist kalt.
This soup is cold.
✕Common Mistakes
Dieser Suppe ist kalt.
‘dieser’ is masculine nominative; ‘Suppe’ is feminine, so the correct form is ‘diese’.
Diese Suppe ist kalte.
When an adjective follows ‘sein’, it does not take an ending; ‘kalt’ stays unchanged.
Diese Suppe sind kalt.
‘Suppe’ is singular, so the verb must be singular ‘ist’, not plural ‘sind’.
↔Alternatives
Die Suppe ist kalt.
The soup is cold.
Die Suppe ist noch kalt.
The soup is still cold.
Das ist kalte Suppe.
That is cold soup.
Cultural Tip
In German‑speaking countries it’s common to comment on food temperature right away, especially in a restaurant. If you say ‘Diese Suppe ist kalt,’ the waiter will usually offer to heat it up. Remember that ‘kalt’ can also be used figuratively (e.g., ‘eine kalte Reaktion’ – a cold reaction), but in the context of food it stays literal.