Krompir i luk su u kesi.

to be

Breakdown of Krompir i luk su u kesi.

• u: in
• i: and
• krompir: potato

Questions & Answers about Krompir i luk su u kesi.

Why is su used here instead of je?

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

Even though krompir and luk each look singular by themselves, they are joined by i (and), so together they make a compound subject, and the verb must be plural:

• Krompir je u kesi. = one subject
• Luk je u kesi. = one subject
• Krompir i luk su u kesi. = two subjects, so plural

What case are krompir and luk in?

They are in the nominative case because they are the subject of the sentence.

This is the basic form you would find in a dictionary:

• krompir
• luk

In this sentence, they are the things that are in the bag, so nominative is the expected case.

Why is it u kesi and not u kesa?

Because after u meaning in for a location, Serbian uses the locative case.

The noun kesa changes like this:

• nominative: kesa
• locative: kesi