Što se mene tiče, možemo vratiti povratnu čašu.

to be able to

Breakdown of Što se mene tiče, možemo vratiti povratnu čašu.

• vratiti: to return
• povratna čaša: a reusable deposit cup
• što se mene tiče: as far as I am concerned

Questions & Answers about Što se mene tiče, možemo vratiti povratnu čašu.

What does Što se mene tiče mean as a whole?

It means as far as I'm concerned or for my part.

This is a very common Croatian expression used to give your personal opinion or say that something is fine with you.

A more literal breakdown would be something like as for what concerns me, but in normal English you would usually translate it idiomatically:

• Što se mene tiče, ... = As far as I'm concerned, ...

Why is što used here? Doesn’t što usually mean what?

Yes, što often means what, but in this fixed expression it is part of the phrase što se ... tiče.

So learners should treat što se tiče as one useful chunk meaning:

• as for
• regarding
• when it comes to

For example:

• Što se mene tiče = as far as I'm concerned
• Što se vremena tiče = as for the weather / regarding the weather

Why is there se in što se mene tiče?