Learn Croatian: S obzirom na to da je nekretnina blizu centra, cijena je visoka. - Given that the property is near the center, the price is high.

Literally, it translates to "with regard to that that." S means "with," obzirom is the instrumental case of obzir (regard or consideration), na means "on" or "to," to is the pronoun "that," and da is the conjunction "that." Together, they form the fixed phrase "given that" or "considering that."

Is there a shorter way native speakers say s obzirom na to da in everyday conversation?

Yes, very often! In casual speech, native speakers frequently drop the na to and simply say s obzirom da je nekretnina.... However, the full s obzirom na to da is the grammatically correct form you should use in formal writing and exams.

Why does the verb je come immediately after da rather than after nekretnina?

Enclitics (like the short verb form je) naturally want to take the second position in their clause. The conjunction da counts as the first position in this dependent clause, so the enclitic attaches directly to it, resulting in da je nekretnina rather than da nekretnina je.

Why does the word for center change to centra in this sentence?