"The bread is on the table."
Translation:Хлеб на столе.
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Russian uses a case system. The endings of nouns change depending how they are used in a sentence. In this sentence стол is being used in the prepositional case so it becomes столе. I'm only a beginner too, and I'm finding the case system very difficult.
As of now it's the default answer, but if you wanted to use лежит in the sentence you could also say "Хлеб лежит на столе."
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After taking more of the different lessons on here, it seems like «на столе хлеб» would be most appropriate. Why is it not accepted? Can someone explain?
На столе хлеб would mean "there is bread on the table". In that case you already know the table and the new information is that bread is on it. In the exercise you already know the bread and the new information is its location. Hope this helpd.
I think there is a difference in accents: "На столе хлеб" is the answer to question "Что (лежит) на столе?", & "Хлеб на столе" is the answer to question "Хлеб (лежит) на чём?"
The е is at the end because you're talking about where the bread is. If you're saying something is on something "The bread is on the table.", it's then in the prepositional case, and gains an е at the end, just like park (Он в парке. = He is in the park.)
Стол is the spelling for the nominative and accusative case. Стол is when the table is the subject of the sentence, but here you're saying that the bread is on the table, making it the object. When you're talking about location, it's in the prepositional case, so it gains an е at the end, just like park (Он в парке. = He is in the park).