Spustite torbu na sto.

It is the imperative form, so it is being used as a command: put down / lower / set down.

More specifically, spustite is the command form used for:

• you all
• you in a polite/formal singular sense

So it can be addressed either to several people or politely to one person.

The infinitive is spustiti.

That is the dictionary form you would look up. It means something like to lower, to put down, or to set down.

The ending -te is the normal ending for the imperative when speaking to:

• more than one person, or
• one person formally/politely

Compare:

• spusti = informal singular command
• spustite = plural or formal singular command

Because torba is the direct object of the verb, and direct objects often go in the accusative case.

For this noun:

• torba = nominative singular
• torbu = accusative singular

This is a very common pattern for feminine nouns ending in -a:

• nominative -a
• accusative -u

Because na changes case depending on whether you mean movement toward a place or location in a place.

• na + accusative = movement onto / to
• na + locative = being on

So:

• Spustite torbu na sto. = put the bag onto the table
• Torba je na stolu. = the bag is on the table

Because sto is a masculine inanimate noun, and in the singular its accusative form is usually the same as its nominative form.

So even though na here requires the accusative, the word still looks the same:

• nominative: sto
• accusative: sto

Both.

Serbian uses the same verb form for:

• plural you
• formal/polite singular you

Only the context tells you which one is meant.

You would usually say:

Spusti torbu na sto.

That is the singular informal command.

Because Serbian does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So torbu can mean the bag or a bag, and sto can mean the table or a table. The exact meaning comes from context.

Because Serbian often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

Here, spustite already tells you the subject is you plural/formal, so adding vi is usually unnecessary.

You could include it for emphasis, but normally you would just say: Spustite torbu na sto.

Yes. Serbian word order is fairly flexible because the cases show what each word is doing.

Spustite torbu na sto is the most neutral, straightforward order.

Other orders are possible for emphasis, for example:

• Torbu spustite na sto. = emphasis on the bag
• Na sto spustite torbu. = emphasis on onto the table

But the original sentence is the normal neutral version.

They can both sometimes be translated as put, but they are not exactly the same.

• staviti = a general put/place
• spustiti = put down / lower / set down, often with a sense of downward movement

So Spustite torbu na sto sounds more like set the bag down on the table than a totally neutral place the bag on the table.

Spustiti is perfective.

That means it presents the action as a single completed event. In a command, this is very natural when you want one finished action: put it down.

Its imperfective partner is spuštati. An imperative like spuštajte would sound more like be lowering it, keep lowering it, or something repeated/ongoing, so it is not the normal choice here.

A simple English-style approximation is:

SPOO-stee-teh TOR-boo nah stoh

A few quick notes:

• u sounds like oo in food
• r in torbu is tapped or rolled
• Serbian spelling is very phonetic, so words are usually pronounced close to how they are written