Breakdown of Сырники вкуснее со сметаной, но сегодня мы ели их с вареньем.
Questions & Answers about Сырники вкуснее со сметаной, но сегодня мы ели их с вареньем.
Сырники is plural nominative here. The singular form is сырник.
So the sentence is talking about multiple pancakes/cakes, not just one. That is why the later pronoun is их = them.
Russian usually omits the present-tense form of to be.
So:
- Сырники вкуснее со сметаной
literally: Syrniki tastier with sour cream - natural English: Syrniki are tastier with sour cream
There is no separate word for are in this kind of present-tense sentence.
Вкуснее is the comparative form of вкусный = tasty.
So:
- вкусный = tasty
- вкуснее = tastier
The sentence is making a comparison: syrup pancakes are tastier with sour cream.