Breakdown of Prijateljica se udala nakon putovanja.
prijateljica
friend (female)
nakon
after
putovanje
trip
udati se
to marry (of a woman)
Questions & Answers about Prijateljica se udala nakon putovanja.
Why does prijateljica end in -ica? Does it specifically mean a female friend?
Yes. Prijateljica means female friend. The masculine form is prijatelj.
Croatian often marks gender in nouns:
- prijatelj = male friend / friend
- prijateljica = female friend
So this sentence is clearly talking about a woman.
What does se mean here?
Se is a reflexive particle, and it is part of the verb udati se.
In this sentence, udala se means got married when referring to a woman.
So you should learn it as a whole expression:
- udati se = to get married, for a woman
Here se does not mean herself in a literal English sense. It is just part of the verb.
Why is it udala se, not just udala?
Because the verb is udati se, not simply udati in this meaning.
If you leave out se, the meaning changes or becomes incomplete/unnatural in this context. For marriage, the normal form is:
- Ona se udala. = She got married.
So se is required here.