"היינות טעימים."

Translation: The wines are tasty.

[Guitardude2000]

Wouldn't the plural gender of ׳טעים׳ agree with that of ׳יין׳ ?

So it'd be ׳יינות טעימות׳?

[BezalelP]

yes, יין is masculine.

[1011370479]

if יין is masculine then why is the plural יינות and not something like
יינים

[BezalelP]

Because it's one of the irregulars.

[1011370479]

then if I see a new word,how will i know if its an irregular

[gbdrbob]

Check a dictionary or wait for duolingo to correct you and then memorise it.

[lorena998297]

I totally agree! To me that'd sound better but in this sentence o don't understand why it has an ending like if it were masculine

[parchee]

I feel there is no need to use the plural of wine and beer in this situation. 'The wine is tasty' can indeed refer to a collection of wine. To me, it also seems like the most natural way to say this.

[BezalelP]

You would use it if you are in a wine tasting and you want to say that (all) the wines are tasty. Or if you're a waiter in a restaurant and someone asks you what's better - the wines or the beers.

[Mabel544786]

Maybe it is implied that there are more than one kind of wine on the table?

[avipars]

I agree. I never heard of היינות before. I always used the sinigular

[Neshariym]

I agree.

[RoseDark94]

ha'yainot tayimim

[zion11dotcom]

• yeinot te-imim

[Mabel544786]

Greatfull for learning the pronounciation of this one! I didn' t know the vocal changed from ai to ei when making the word wine to wines!

[Yeruchum]

why is the ending of wine masculine?