Papuče su ispod kreveta.

to be

Breakdown of Papuče su ispod kreveta.

• ispod: under
• krevet: bed
• papuča: slipper

Questions & Answers about Papuče su ispod kreveta.

Why is papuče plural here?

Because papuče is the plural form of papuča, meaning slipper. So the sentence is talking about slippers, not just one slipper.

• singular: papuča
• plural: papuče

That is also why the verb is plural: su = are.

What is su?

Su is the 3rd person plural present tense of the verb biti = to be.

So:

• ja sam = I am
• ti si = you are
• on/ona/ono je = he/she/it is
• mi smo = we are
• vi ste = you are
• oni/one/ona su = they are

Since papuče is plural, Croatian uses su.

Why is it ispod kreveta and not ispod krevet?

Because the preposition ispod requires the genitive case.

The basic noun is:

• krevet = bed

Its genitive singular form is:

• kreveta

So:

• ispod kreveta = under the bed / below the bed