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?
Because the verb here is ticati se, which is used with se.
So the core verb is not just ticati, but ticati se in the sense of .