Breakdown of Что касается развлечений, то их здесь много.
здесь
here
они
they
что
what
много
a lot
то
then (in that case)
касаться
to concern (impf)
развлечение
entertainment
Questions & Answers about Что касается развлечений, то их здесь много.
Why do we need то in the second half of the sentence?
The word то acts as a bridge connecting the topic you just introduced to the main point you're making about it. When using the Что касается... (As for...) construction, the second clause almost always starts with то to smoothly transition into the main statement.
Why is the word развлечений in the Genitive case?
The fixed phrase что касается literally means 'what touches upon' or 'what concerns'. The verb касаться always takes the Genitive case, so whatever you are bringing up as your topic must be in the Genitive. Here, it is the Genitive plural of развлечение.
The English translation uses the singular 'entertainment', so why is развлечений plural?
While 'entertainment' is usually an uncountable singular noun in English, Russian frequently uses the plural развлечения (amusements or activities) when talking about things to do in a specific place. Because of the что касается construction, it is put into the Genitive plural form: развлечений.
Why does the second half say их здесь много instead of just здесь много?
Russian prefers to explicitly state what there is a lot of by using a pronoun that refers back to the topic. Их means 'of them' (referring to the plural развлечения). Since the word много (a lot) requires the Genitive case, we use the Genitive plural pronoun их.
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