Bušilica i libela su na podu.

to be

Breakdown of Bušilica i libela su na podu.

• i: and
• na: on
• pod: floor

Questions & Answers about Bušilica i libela su na podu.

Why is su used here instead of je?

Because the subject is bušilica i libela — the drill and the spirit level — which is plural as a whole.

• je = is (3rd person singular)
• su = are (3rd person plural)

So:

• Bušilica je na podu. = The drill is on the floor.
• Bušilica i libela su na podu. = The drill and the spirit level are on the floor.

Why is it na podu, not na pod?

Because na changes case depending on meaning.

Here, na podu expresses location: something is already on the floor. With location, na takes the locative case.

• pod = floor (dictionary form / nominative)
• na podu = on the floor (locative)

Compare:

• Bušilica je na podu. = The drill is on the floor.
• Stavljam bušilicu na pod. = I am putting the drill onto the floor.

So:

• na + locative = location
• na + accusative = movement onto something

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