Breakdown of Kad je riječ o sportu, moj brat zna sve.
brat
brother
znati
to know
sav
all (of a whole) / everyone, all (people) / everything
moj
my
sport
sport
kad je riječ o
when it comes to (+ locative)
Questions & Answers about Kad je riječ o sportu, moj brat zna sve.
What does the phrase kad je riječ o literally mean?
It literally translates to "when the word is about". This is the standard Croatian idiom for "when it comes to" or "speaking of".
Which grammatical case is used for sportu here?
The noun sportu is in the locative case. The preposition o (meaning "about" or "concerning") requires the locative case, which is standard whenever you use this idiomatic structure.
Is there another common way to say "when it comes to" in Croatian?
Yes, a perfectly synonymous phrase is kad se radi o. You could say kad se radi o sportu and it would mean exactly the same thing. Both are excellent expressions to make your spoken Croatian sound more natural.
Why is the pronoun sve used at the end instead of svi?
Sve is the neuter singular form used to represent the abstract concept of "everything". If you used the masculine plural svi, the sentence would mean that your brother knows "everyone" rather than "everything".
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