Questions & Answers about Pljeskavice i ćevapi su na rešetki.
What are the singular forms of pljeskavice and ćevapi?
The singular forms are:
- pljeskavica → pljeskavice in the plural
- ćevap → ćevapi in the plural
So the sentence is talking about more than one grilled patty and more than one ćevap.
Why is the verb su used here?
Su is the 3rd person plural form of the verb biti meaning to be.
Because the subject is plural — pljeskavice i ćevapi — Serbian uses the plural verb:
- je = is
- su = are
So Pljeskavice i ćevapi su... means The pljeskavices and ćevapi are...
What case are pljeskavice and ćevapi in?
They are in the nominative plural, because they are the subject of the sentence.
- pljeskavice = nominative plural
- ćevapi = nominative plural
In Serbian, the subject of a sentence is normally in the nominative case.
Why is it na rešetki and not na rešetka?