Breakdown of Što se tiče pretplate, ovaj tarifni paket je skup.
biti
to be
ovaj
this
skup
expensive
tarifni paket
a rate plan
Questions & Answers about Što se tiče pretplate, ovaj tarifni paket je skup.
What does Što se tiče mean, and is it a fixed expression?
Yes. Što se tiče is a very common fixed expression meaning as for, regarding, when it comes to, or in terms of.
Literally, it is built from:
- što = what/which
- se tiče = concerns / touches
But in real usage, you should learn što se tiče as a whole phrase.
Examples:
- Što se tiče posla, sve je u redu. = As for work, everything is fine.
- Što se tiče cene, preskupo je. = As for the price, it’s too expensive.
In your sentence, Što se tiče pretplate means As for the subscription or Regarding the subscription.
Why is pretplata written as pretplate here?
Because što se tiče normally takes the genitive case.
The base form is:
- pretplata = subscription
The genitive singular is:
- pretplate
So:
- što se tiče pretplate = regarding the subscription
This is something worth memorizing:
- što se tiče + genitive
More examples:
- što se tiče vremena =