Bilo da kum vozi ili ide taksijem, mora stići prije mladenke.

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Breakdown of Bilo da kum vozi ili ide taksijem, mora stići prije mladenke.

• morati: to have to
• prije: before
• ili: or

Questions & Answers about Bilo da kum vozi ili ide taksijem, mora stići prije mladenke.

What does bilo da ... ili ... mean in Croatian?

It means whether ... or ....

So:

• Bilo da kum vozi ili ide taksijem = Whether the best man drives or goes by taxi

This structure introduces two alternatives, but the result stays the same:

• ... mora stići prije mladenke = ... he has to arrive before the bride

It is a very common way to say no matter which of these two possibilities happens.

Why is the word bilo used here? Does it agree with anything?

In this expression, bilo da is a fixed construction. It does not agree with kum.

Even though kum is masculine singular, you still say:

• bilo da ...

not something like bio da ...

So it is best to learn bilo da as one set phrase meaning whether.

Can Croatian also say bilo da ... bilo da ... instead of bilo da ... ili ...?