Questions & Answers about Koliko su ove farmerke i da li imaju popust?
Why does koliko su mean how much are here? It looks like it just says how many are.
In Serbian, koliko can mean both how much and how many, depending on context.
In Koliko su ove farmerke?, the context is shopping, so koliko su means how much are these jeans? or more literally what is their price?
Serbian often leaves out the idea of cost if it is clear from context. So instead of saying something like How much do these jeans cost?, Serbian commonly just says How much are these jeans?
Why is it su and not je?
Because farmerke is grammatically plural.
- je = is (singular)
- su = are (plural)
So:
- Koliko je ova majica? = How much is this T-shirt?
- Koliko su ove farmerke? = How much are these jeans?
Even though jeans is one item in meaning, in Serbian farmerke behaves like a plural noun.
Why is it ove farmerke and not ova farmerka?
Farmerke is the normal word for jeans, and it is used in the plural.