Planiramo malu promenu u kuhinji, jer želimo veći sto.

Here are the basic forms you would look up:

• planiramo → planirati = to plan
• malu → mali = small
• promenu → promena = change
• u = in, into
• kuhinji → kuhinja = kitchen
• jer = because
• želimo → želeti = to want
• veći → comparative of velik = bigger, larger
• sto = table

So the sentence is built from very common dictionary forms, but several words change their endings because of grammar.

Because Serbian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

• planiramo = we plan / we are planning
• želimo = we want

The ending -mo tells you the subject is we. You could say Mi planiramo..., but that would usually add emphasis, like We are planning...

It can mean both.

Serbian present tense often covers both:

• we plan
• we are planning

Which one sounds better in English depends on context. In this sentence, English might naturally use we’re planning, but Serbian does not need a separate continuous form.

Also, planirati is an imperfective verb, which fits an ongoing or general action.

Because malu promenu is the direct object of planiramo, so it has to be in the accusative case.

The noun promena is feminine singular:

• nominative: mala promena
• accusative: malu promenu

Both the adjective and the noun change:

• mala → malu
• promena → promenu

So Planiramo malu promenu literally means We are planning a small change, with small change as the object.

Because u can take different cases depending on meaning.

Here it means in the kitchen as a location, so Serbian uses the locative case:

• kuhinja = kitchen
• u kuhinji = in the kitchen

Compare:

• u kuhinji = in the kitchen, inside it, located there
• u kuhinju = into the kitchen, movement toward it

So in this sentence there is no movement; it is just the place where the change is happening.

Because feminine nouns ending in -a often change to -i in the locative singular.

So:

• kuhinja = nominative
• u kuhinji = locative after u for location

This is a very common pattern:

• škola → u školi
• soba → u sobi
• kuhinja → u kuhinji

Because veći sto is also a direct object, and sto is a masculine inanimate noun.

In Serbian, masculine inanimate nouns have:

• nominative singular: sto
• accusative singular: sto

So the noun stays the same in the accusative.

The adjective must agree with it:

• veći sto = a bigger table

If it were a masculine animate noun, the accusative would usually look different. But sto is inanimate, so accusative = nominative.

Veći is the comparative form of velik (big).

This is similar to English big → bigger, but the Serbian form is not completely predictable from the base form just by adding one simple ending. You learn it as:

• velik = big
• veći = bigger

Some examples:

• velik sto = a big table
• veći sto = a bigger table

So veći is the normal comparative form you should memorize.

Yes. Jer means because and introduces the reason:

• Planiramo malu promenu u kuhinji = statement
• jer želimo veći sto = reason

So the structure is: We are planning a small change in the kitchen, because we want a bigger table.

A close alternative is zato što, which also means because:

• ... jer želimo veći sto
• ... zato što želimo veći sto

Both are common, though jer is shorter and very natural here.

Because Serbian normally separates clauses like this with a comma.

The sentence has two parts:

• Planiramo malu promenu u kuhinji
• jer želimo veći sto

The comma helps show that the second clause explains the first one.

So the punctuation here is standard Serbian punctuation.

Because Serbian does not have articles like English.

So:

• promenu can mean a change or the change, depending on context
• sto can mean a table or the table, depending on context

In this sentence, English naturally uses:

• a small change
• a bigger table

But Serbian expresses that idea without articles.

Yes, Serbian word order is more flexible than English, because endings carry a lot of grammatical information.

The given sentence has a very neutral, natural order:

• Planiramo malu promenu u kuhinji, jer želimo veći sto.

Other orders are possible, but they may sound more marked, more contrastive, or more stylistic.

For example:

• Jer želimo veći sto, planiramo malu promenu u kuhinji.

This is still understandable, but it puts more focus on the reason first. For a learner, the original order is the best neutral model to follow.

Mostly yes. Promena is a general word for change.

In this sentence, mala promena suggests:

• a small adjustment
• a minor modification
• a small change

So it does not necessarily mean something dramatic. It sounds natural and fairly broad, just like English a small change.

That depends on the variety of the language.

In standard Serbian, sto is the normal word for table.

You may also encounter stol in other South Slavic varieties, especially Croatian, but in Serbian sto is the standard choice. So in this sentence, veći sto is exactly what you would expect.