Što se tiče završnog ispita, predavač će objasniti gradivo.

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Breakdown of Što se tiče završnog ispita, predavač će objasniti gradivo.

• objasniti: to explain
• što se tiče: as for; regarding
• predavač: an instructor; lecturer

Questions & Answers about Što se tiče završnog ispita, predavač će objasniti gradivo.

What does što se tiče mean here, and how should I think of this expression?

Što se tiče is a very common fixed expression meaning:

• as for
• regarding
• when it comes to
• as far as ... is concerned

So Što se tiče završnog ispita... means As for the final exam... or Regarding the final exam...

It is best learned as a whole phrase, because its literal structure is not very helpful to an English speaker. In normal usage, it introduces a topic and then says something about that topic.

Examples:

• Što se tiče posla, sve je u redu. = As for work, everything is fine.
• Što se tiče Marka, ne znam ništa. = As for Marko, I don’t know anything.

Why is it završnog ispita and not završni ispit?

Because što se tiče is followed by the genitive case.

The base form is:

• završni ispit = final exam

After što se tiče, both words change to genitive singular:

• završnog ispita

So:

• što se tiče završnog ispita = regarding the final exam

This is a pattern you should memorize:

• što se tiče + genitive

More examples:

• = regarding the weather