Breakdown of Što se tiče programa, predavač će ga objasniti.
hteti
will
ga
it
objasniti
to explain
što se tiče
as for; regarding
Questions & Answers about Što se tiče programa, predavač će ga objasniti.
What does što se tiče mean here? Is it a fixed expression?
Yes. Što se tiče + genitive is a very common fixed expression meaning as for, regarding, when it comes to, or as far as ... is concerned.
So:
- Što se tiče programa = as for the program / regarding the program
You should learn it as a chunk, because speakers use it very often to introduce a topic.
Why is it programa and not program?
Because što se tiče requires the genitive case.
The base noun is:
- program = nominative singular
After što se tiče, it becomes:
- programa = genitive singular
This is just part of the pattern:
- što se tiče programa
- što se tiče predavača
- što se tiče škole
So if you use što se tiče, expect the following noun to be in the genitive.
Why is there se in što se tiče?