Grickalice su na stolu.

to be

Breakdown of Grickalice su na stolu.

• sto: table
• na: on
• grickalice: snacks

Questions & Answers about Grickalice su na stolu.

Why is grickalice in this form?

Grickalice is the nominative plural form, because it is the subject of the sentence.

• Singular: grickalica = a snack
• Plural: grickalice = snacks

In Grickalice su na stolu, the sentence is about the snacks, so Serbian uses the nominative plural.

What does su mean here?

Su is the 3rd person plural present tense of 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

Because grickalice is plural, Serbian uses su = are.

Can su be omitted?

In standard Serbian, no. In this sentence, su is needed.

Serbian often drops subject pronouns such as oni or one, but the verb to be itself is still required here. So:

• Grickalice su na stolu. = correct
• Grickalice na stolu. = not a normal full standard sentence for this meaning