Learn Hardcore Croatian: Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan. - Regardless of the weather, my daughter trains every day.

With a noun:
- Bez obzira na vrijeme, idemo na trening.
  = Regardless of the weather, we’re going to practice.
With a clause (via to što):
- Bez obzira na to što pada kiša, idemo.
  = Regardless of the fact that it’s raining, we’re going.

Why is it obzira and not obzir after bez?

Bez always takes the genitive case in Croatian.

obzir (dictionary form) = regard, consideration (nominative singular)
obzira = of regard (genitive singular)

In the fixed expression bez obzira na, bez forces obzir into genitive: obzira. You almost never say bez obzir; it would be ungrammatical.

What case is vrijeme here, and how can I tell?

Vrijeme is in the accusative singular here.

The preposition na in bez obzira na takes the accusative.
The accusative singular of neuter nouns like vrijeme looks the same as the nominative:
- Nominative: vrijeme
- Accusative: vrijeme

So formally it looks identical, but grammatically, because it follows na, it’s accusative.

Does vrijeme mean “time” or “weather” here, and how do I know?

Vrijeme can mean both time and weather. Context tells you which.

In Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan:

The idea “regardless of the time, she trains every day” is odd—because “every day” already fixes the time.
“Regardless of the weather, she trains every day” makes natural sense.

Typical “weather” usages of vrijeme:

Kakvo je vrijeme danas? – What’s the weather like today?
Loše je vrijeme. – The weather is bad.

Why is there a comma after Bez obzira na vrijeme? Is it required?

The initial phrase Bez obzira na vrijeme is an introductory adverbial phrase. Croatian normally separates such a fronted phrase with a comma:

Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan.

You can sometimes see it without a comma in informal writing, but the version with the comma is standard and recommended. The comma marks that the phrase sets the circumstances for the rest of the sentence.

What exactly is moja kćer? Is kćer the normal word for “daughter”?

Moja kćer = my daughter.

kćer is nominative singular (subject form).
moja is the feminine singular form of moj (my), agreeing with kćer.

There’s also the form kći. In modern usage:

kćer and kći are both correct as nominative singular and mean “daughter”.
Many speakers prefer kći in writing, but kćer is also common and fully acceptable.

Other cases use kćeri:

Genitive: Nemam kćeri. – I don’t have a daughter.
Dative: Dala sam to kćeri. – I gave it to (my) daughter.

Why do we say moja kćer and not moj kćer?

Because kćer is a feminine noun, and possessive adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they modify.

Forms of moj (my):

Masculine: moj (e.g. moj sin – my son)
Feminine: moja (e.g. moja kćer – my daughter)
Neuter: moje (e.g. moje dijete – my child)

What form and tense is treninra, and from which verb?

Trenira is:

3rd person singular
Present tense
From the verb trenirati (to train, to practise)

Conjugation (present):

ja treniram – I train
ti treniraš – you train
on/ona/ono trenira – he/she/it trains
mi treniramo – we train
vi trenirate – you (pl/formal) train
oni/one/ona treniraju – they train

In this sentence, moja kćer trenira = my daughter trains / is training. Croatian present typically covers both English “trains” and “is training”, depending on context.

Could I use vježba instead of treninra? Is there a difference?

Yes, you could say:

Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer vježba svaki dan.

Both are correct, but nuance differs:

trenirati – often implies training in a sport or some disciplined activity, usually more formal or structured (practice with a coach, team training, etc.).
vježbati – more general “to exercise / practise”, can be physical exercise, practising the piano, doing drills, etc.

In a sports context, trenirati is slightly more specific and natural.

What does svaki dan mean exactly, and what case is it?

Svaki dan = every day / each day.

Grammatically:

svaki – masculine singular, nominative or accusative (here accusative)
dan – “day”, masculine singular, accusative here

Together, svaki dan acts as an adverbial time expression: every day.

Can I say svakog dana instead of svaki dan?

Yes:

svaki dan and svakog dana both mean “every day” and are very common.

Difference:

svaki dan – accusative; a bit more neutral and slightly more frequent in everyday speech.
svakog dana – genitive; stylistically a bit more “flowing” or slightly more formal/literary in some contexts, but also completely normal in speech.

So you could say:

Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan.
Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svakog dana.

Both are correct.

Can I change the word order, for example: Moja kćer svaki dan trenira bez obzira na vrijeme?

Yes, Croatian word order is relatively flexible. All of these are grammatically correct, with slightly different emphasis:

Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan.
– Focus on regardless of the weather as background information.
Moja kćer trenira svaki dan bez obzira na vrijeme.
– Slightly more neutral; puts the condition at the end.
Moja kćer svaki dan trenira bez obzira na vrijeme.
– Emphasis a bit more on svaki dan (every day).
Svaki dan, bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira.
– Strong emphasis on the “every day, regardless of weather” idea.

Meaning stays the same; word order mainly affects what feels highlighted.

Is Bez obzira na vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan natural, everyday Croatian, or does it sound formal?

It sounds perfectly natural and neutral.

Bez obzira na is very common in speech and writing.
The rest of the sentence uses basic, everyday vocabulary.

You could also hear variants like:

Bez obzira kakvo je vrijeme, moja kćer trenira svaki dan.
– “Regardless of what the weather is like, my daughter trains every day.”

But your original sentence is completely idiomatic.