lijepa djevojka
The English phrase "beautiful girl" is translated into Croatian as lijepa djevojka.
The phrase is used to describe a young female person who is physically attractive.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the adjective lijepa, which is the feminine form of "beautiful".
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase lijepa djevojka is in the nominative singular form. If the phrase is the direct object of a sentence, it changes to the accusative case: lijepu djevojku. When using the dative case, such as when giving something to the beautiful girl, use lijepoj djevojci. The plural form of the phrase is lijepe djevojke.
Did you know?
- In many parts of Croatia, instead of using the adjective lijepa, people might use the word uredna to describe a girl who is 'neat' or 'well-put-together', which is a high form of compliment regarding her appearance.
- In Croatian, the word djevojka refers specifically to an unmarried young woman, while a married woman is žena. Using djevojka for an adult woman can be seen as a compliment to her youth or a way to describe her relationship status.
- The word lijepa shares a distant linguistic connection to the English word 'lovely', as both stem from ancient Indo-European roots describing brightness or light.
Examples in context
- Drago mi je upoznati takvu lijepu djevojkuNice to meet such a beautiful girl
- Ti si prekrasna cura!You are a gorgeous girl!
- Vaša elegancija nadmašuje sva očekivanja. Lijepa djevojka poput vas je prava rijetkostYour elegance exceeds all expectations. A beautiful girl like you is a true rarity
- Ona je jako lijepa djevojka.She is a very beautiful girl.
- Moja sestra je lijepa djevojka.My sister is a beautiful girl.
Example conversation
Mia and Luka are walking in a park.
- MiaPogledaj, tvoja sestra je lijepa djevojka.Look, your sister is a beautiful girl.
- LukaHvala ti, Mia.Thank you, Mia.
- MiaIma tvoje oči.She has your eyes.
- LukaTo je ljubazno od tebe.That is kind of you.
