bez obzira na

Regardless of

Level 5

Regardless of something.

How It Works

Bez obzira na is a fixed phrase for regardless of or no matter. It is common in news and in speech about plans.

  • Idemo u šetnju bez obzira na kišu. We go for a walk regardless of the rain.
  • Bez obzira na godine, svi mogu učiti. Whatever their age, everyone can learn.

The noun after na is in the accusative. Feminine nouns in -a end in -u (kišu), and plural nouns look like the plural accusative (godine). For masculine and neuter things, the accusative looks like the nominative (vrijeme).

With a clause, the full form is bez obzira na to šta se desi (no matter what happens). In speech you often hear it shortened to bez obzira šta se desi.

The meaning is close to uprkos (in spite of), which takes the dative, but bez obzira na sounds more neutral and is easier to use in a plan.

Examples (4)

  1. Idemo u šetnju bez obzira na kišu.

    We are going for a walk regardless of the rain.

    Kišu is the accusative of kiša.

  2. Bez obzira na godine, svi mogu učiti jezik.

    Whatever their age, everyone can learn a language.

    Godine is the accusative plural.

  3. Prijatelji su prijatelji bez obzira na udaljenost.

    Friends are friends no matter the distance.

    Udaljenost is a feminine noun in a consonant.

  4. Doći ću bez obzira na vrijeme.

    I will come whatever the weather.

    Vrijeme looks the same in the accusative.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out na.

    Idemo bez obzira kišu.
    Idemo bez obzira na kišu.

    The phrase needs na before the noun.

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A formal preposition phrase.

Words in This Pattern

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