3 | 1 | Lekcija 4: Vjenčanje

In this lesson, you were introduced to some of the most important celebrations in Croatia that bring all family members together.

According to Hrvatski zavod za statistiku (Croatian Bureau of Statistics), Croatia is predominantly a Catholic country. Thus, religious components represent an important part of Croatian identity. Even though people may not be practicing the religion, they will mostly declare themselves to be Catholic. According to 2011 Census, religion among Croatians is as follows:

| To Get Married

Here are some crucial verbs that express the meaning “to get/be married.” In contrast to English terminology, Croatian distinguishes several verb forms. They are listed below:

As you can see, Croatian has a specific verb that refers:

(1)  to a couple = vjenčati se

(2) only the bride = udati se / udavati se

(3) only the groom = oženiti se / ženiti se

All these verbs are reflexive verbs. We will work with this type of verb in the near future. For now, this is just an informative page for you to discover the vocabulary related to marriage. Here are the three verbs that will most likely appear in the present tense

The most common practice in Croatia is to get married in a church (crkva). However, some people get married only by the registrar (matičar) – which represents only a civil marriage.

How to say […] is/are married?

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