Questions & Answers about Tarifa i iznos su na računu.
Why is the verb su used here, even though tarifa and iznos are both singular nouns?
Because together they form a compound subject: tarifa i iznos = the tariff/rate and the amount.
Even though each noun is singular by itself, the whole subject is plural, so Serbian uses the plural form of to be:
- je = is
- su = are
So:
- Tarifa je na računu. = The tariff/rate is on the bill.
- Iznos je na računu. = The amount is on the bill.
- Tarifa i iznos su na računu. = The tariff/rate and the amount are on the bill.
What case are tarifa and iznos in?
They are in the nominative case, because they are the subject of the sentence.
The subject is the thing that is somewhere:
- tarifa = the tariff/rate
- iznos = the amount
Since they are the ones being talked about, they stay in nominative:
- tarifa
- iznos
Why is it na računu and not na račun?
Because after na when it means location (on, , ), Serbian uses the .