Word
Što se mene tiče, kupujemo višednevnu ulaznicu u pretprodaji.
Meaning
As far as I am concerned, we are buying a multi-day ticket in advance.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Što se mene tiče, kupujemo višednevnu ulaznicu u pretprodaji.
u
in
kupovati
to buy
višednevna ulaznica
a multi-day ticket
pretprodaja
advance ticket sales; presale
Questions & Answers about Što se mene tiče, kupujemo višednevnu ulaznicu u pretprodaji.
What does Što se mene tiče mean, and is it a fixed expression?
Yes, it is a very common fixed expression. It means as far as I’m concerned, as for me, or when it comes to me/my opinion.
Literally, it is something like what concerns me, but in normal English you would not translate it word for word.
Examples:
- Što se mene tiče, možemo krenuti. — As far as I’m concerned, we can leave.
- Što se mene tiče, to je dobra ideja. — As far as I’m concerned, that’s a good idea.
It is often used to introduce your opinion or decision.
Why is it mene and not ja in Što se mene tiče?
Because after ticati se or in the fixed phrase što se ... tiče, Croatian uses the genitive.
So:
- ja = I
- mene = me / of me (genitive and also accusative form)
In this expression, you need:
- što se mene tiče — as far as I’m concerned
- što se tebe tiče — as far as you’re concerned
- što se njega tiče — as far as he’s concerned
- što se nas tiče — as far as we’re concerned
So even though English uses I or me differently, in Croatian this expression always takes that oblique form like mene, tebe, nas, etc.