Ostatak hrane je u frižideru.

to be

Breakdown of Ostatak hrane je u frižideru.

• u: in
• hrana: food
• frižider: fridge

Questions & Answers about Ostatak hrane je u frižideru.

Why is it hrane and not hrana?

Because after ostatak (the rest / remainder), Serbian normally uses the genitive case.

• hrana = food (dictionary form, nominative)
• hrane = of food (genitive singular)

So ostatak hrane literally means the rest of the food.

This is very common in Serbian:

• čaša vode = a glass of water
• kilo šećera = a kilo of sugar
• ostatak dana = the rest of the day

What exactly does ostatak mean here?

Ostatak means the rest, the remainder, or what is left.

In this sentence, ostatak hrane means:

• the rest of the food
• the leftover food
  depending on context

A useful distinction:

• ostatak hrane = the remaining food
• ostaci hrane = food scraps / leftovers / remains

So this sentence sounds like the remaining food is in the fridge.

Why is there je in the sentence?