На столе лежат мой проездной и кошелёк.

My travel pass and wallet are lying on the table.

Breakdown of На столе лежат мой проездной и кошелёк.

• мой: my
• стол: the table
• и: and
• лежать: to lie

Questions & Answers about На столе лежат мой проездной и кошелёк.

Why is it На столе and not На стол?

Because Russian uses different cases depending on whether you mean location or movement.

• на + Prepositional (Предложный) = where? (location) → на столе = on the table
• на + Accusative (Винительный) = where to? (movement) → на стол = onto the table (e.g., put it onto the table)

So На столе лежат… describes things already located there.

What case is столе in, and how do I recognize it?

столе is Prepositional case (used here after на meaning location).

• Base form: стол (table)
• Prepositional singular: (на) столе

A common pattern: many masculine nouns add -е in the prepositional singular: в доме, на столе, в музее (some have spelling variations).

Why is the verb plural: лежат, not лежит?