Što se tiče rasporeda, proveriću platformu.

Breakdown of Što se tiče rasporeda, proveriću platformu.

proveriti
to check
što se tiče
as for; regarding
raspored
a schedule
platforma
a platform

Questions & Answers about Što se tiče rasporeda, proveriću platformu.

What does Što se tiče mean?

It is a very common fixed expression meaning as for, regarding, when it comes to, or as far as ... is concerned.

So:

  • Što se tiče rasporeda = As for the schedule
  • Što se mene tiče = As for me / As far as I’m concerned

It is best learned as a whole phrase, not translated word by word every time.

Why is it rasporeda and not raspored?

Because Što se tiče is followed by the genitive case.

The basic form is:

  • raspored = schedule, timetable

But after što se tiče, it becomes:

  • rasporeda = of the schedule / regarding the schedule

This is the same pattern you see in:

  • što se vremena tiče = regarding the weather
  • što se posla tiče = regarding the job
  • što se mene tiče = as far as I’m concerned
Is što the same as šta here?

Not exactly.

In many situations, both što and šta can mean what, but in this fixed expression the normal form is što se tiče.

So for learners, the safest choice is:

  • što se tiče ✅

You may hear variation in casual speech, but što se tiče is the standard expression to remember.

Why is se there?

Se is a clitic that belongs to the verb phrase ticati se.

The expression što se tiče comes from the verb ticati se, which means something like to concern or to have to do with.

So even though English does not use a separate word here, Serbian does:

  • što se tiče rasporeda = regarding the schedule

In practice, treat što se tiče as one fixed chunk.

How is proveriću formed?

Proveriću means I will check.

It is the 1st person singular future tense of proveriti.

Base verb:

  • proveriti = to check

Future:

  • ja ću proveriti = I will check
  • proveriću = I will check

In Serbian, the future auxiliary can combine with the infinitive stem:

  • proveriti + ću → proveriću

So proveriću is a normal and very common future form.

Why is platformu ending in -u?

Because it is the direct object, so it is in the accusative singular.

The basic form is:

  • platforma = platform

As a direct object:

  • proveriti platformu = to check the platform

This is a regular pattern for many feminine nouns ending in -a:

  • knjiga → knjigu
  • mapa → mapu
  • platforma → platformu
Where is the word I in this sentence?

It is understood from the verb.

Serbian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form. In proveriću, the future form already tells you the subject is I.

So:

  • Proveriću platformu. = I will check the platform.
  • Ja ću proveriti platformu. = also I will check the platform, but with ja stated explicitly

You add ja only if you want emphasis or contrast.

What verb aspect is proveriti, and why does that matter?

Proveriti is perfective.

That means it refers to a completed, single checking action: I’ll check it / I’ll verify it.

So:

  • proveriću suggests one complete check

If you wanted an ongoing or repeated action, you would normally use an imperfective verb, such as proveravati:

  • proveravaću / ću proveravati = I will be checking / I will check repeatedly

In this sentence, the perfective verb is natural because the speaker means one concrete future action.

Why is there a comma after rasporeda?

Because Što se tiče rasporeda is an introductory topic phrase.

It sets up the topic first, and then the main statement comes after it:

  • Što se tiče rasporeda, proveriću platformu.

This comma works much like in English:

  • As for the schedule, I’ll check the platform.
Can I also say Što se rasporeda tiče?

Yes. That is another very common and natural word order.

You can say:

  • Što se tiče rasporeda, proveriću platformu.
  • Što se rasporeda tiče, proveriću platformu.

Both mean the same thing: As for the schedule, I’ll check the platform.

Learners should recognize both patterns:

  • što se tiče + genitive
  • što se + genitive + tiče
Can the word order in the whole sentence change?

Yes, Serbian word order is fairly flexible, but not every rearrangement sounds equally natural.

These are natural:

  • Što se tiče rasporeda, proveriću platformu.
  • Što se rasporeda tiče, proveriću platformu.
  • Platformu ću proveriti, što se tiče rasporeda. — possible, but more marked

The original version is natural because it starts with the topic (the schedule) and then gives the action (I’ll check the platform).

How do I pronounce č and ć in this sentence?

This sentence contains both:

  • tiče has č
  • proveriću has ć

A simple approximation is:

  • č = a harder ch sound, similar to ch in chocolate
  • ć = a softer sound, somewhere between ty and a very soft ch

So:

  • tiče has the harder sound
  • proveriću has the softer one

Many learners find this difficult at first, so do not worry if they sound similar to you in the beginning. Serbian does distinguish them, though, so it is worth practicing.

Can this sentence also be written in Cyrillic?

Yes. Serbian uses both Latin and Cyrillic scripts.

In Cyrillic, the sentence is:

  • Што се тиче распореда, проверићу платформу.

The meaning and grammar stay exactly the same.

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