Na stolu su dva jaja.

to be

Breakdown of Na stolu su dva jaja.

• sto: table
• na: on
• jaje: egg

Questions & Answers about Na stolu su dva jaja.

Why does the sentence start with Na stolu?

Serbian word order is much more flexible than English word order. Starting with Na stolu puts the location first: On the table, there are two eggs.

A more neutral version would be Dva jaja su na stolu, but Na stolu su dva jaja is very natural when you are first pointing out what is in a certain place.

Why is it na stolu and not na sto?

Because na changes case depending on whether you mean location or movement.

• na stolu = on the table, with locative, because the eggs are already there
• na sto = onto the table, with accusative, because something moves there

So in this sentence, stolu is the locative singular of sto (table).

What does su mean here?

Su is the 3rd person plural present of biti (to be). Here it simply means are.

So:

• su = are

The sentence literally looks like On the table are two eggs.

Why is there no word for English , as in ?