Ražnjići su pored pljeskavica.

to be

Breakdown of Ražnjići su pored pljeskavica.

• pored: beside
• pljeskavica: a grilled meat patty
• ražnjić: a skewer; kebab

Questions & Answers about Ražnjići su pored pljeskavica.

Why is ražnjići plural, and how can I tell?

You can tell ražnjići is plural in two ways:

• the noun ending -i is a common masculine plural ending
• the verb su means are, so it agrees with a plural subject

The singular would be ražnjić.

So:

• ražnjić je ... = the skewer/kebab is ...
• ražnjići su ... = the skewers/kebabs are ...

Why is the verb su used here?

Su is the 3rd person plural form of the verb biti (to be) in the present tense.

Here it matches the plural subject ražnjići.

A quick comparison:

• 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

So Ražnjići su ... literally means The skewers are ...

What case is ražnjići in?

Ražnjići is in the nominative plural because it is the subject of the sentence.

In Serbian, the subject of a sentence is normally in the nominative case.