Što se tiče mobilnih podataka, potrošnja je velika.

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Breakdown of Što se tiče mobilnih podataka, potrošnja je velika.

• velik: big
• mobilni podaci: mobile data
• potrošnja: mobile usage

Questions & Answers about Što se tiče mobilnih podataka, potrošnja je velika.

Why does the sentence begin with Što se tiče? What does that expression do?

Što se tiče is a very common Serbian expression meaning as for, regarding, when it comes to, or concerning.

So:

• Što se tiče mobilnih podataka... = As for mobile data...
• It introduces the topic before the main statement.

Grammatically, this expression is fixed, so learners usually memorize it as a whole. You do not normally translate it word-for-word when speaking naturally.

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What case is used after što se tiče, and why is it mobilnih podataka?

After što se tiče, Serbian normally uses the genitive case.

That is why you get:

• mobilni podaci = mobile data in the dictionary/basic form
• mobilnih podataka = genitive form

So:

• Što se tiče mobilnih podataka = regarding mobile data

This is one of those patterns worth memorizing:

• što se tiče + genitive

Examples:

• Što se tiče vremena, sutra će biti bolje.
• Što se tiče posla, sve je u redu.

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Why is it mobilnih podataka and not mobilne podatke?