Višak i manjak su u tabeli.

to be

Breakdown of Višak i manjak su u tabeli.

• u: in
• i: and
• višak: a surplus; excess

Questions & Answers about Višak i manjak su u tabeli.

Why is su used instead of je?

Because the subject is compound: višak i manjak = surplus and deficit / excess and shortage. Two nouns joined by i (and) count as plural, so Serbian uses su, the 3rd person plural form of biti (to be).

• je = is
• su = are

So:

• Višak je u tabeli. = The surplus is in the table.
• Višak i manjak su u tabeli. = The surplus and deficit are in the table.

What case is višak i manjak in?

They are in the nominative case, because they are the subject of the sentence.

• višak = nominative singular
• manjak = nominative singular

Together, they form a plural subject, which is why the verb is su.

Why is it u tabeli and not u tabela?

Because the preposition u usually takes the locative case when it means in and shows location.

Here, u tabeli means in the table / , so changes to its form: