supruga
Latin, feminine
The Croatian word for wife is supruga. Wiktionary also lists žena.
Meaning: female partner in a marriage (noun)
Ways to say it
| Croatian | Note |
|---|---|
| supruga | Latin, feminine |
| žena | Latin, feminine |
The terms used for wife in Croatian describe a female partner in a marriage.
Which one should you use?
The term supruga is the formal way to say 'wife', often used in official documents or formal introductions.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine counterpart to the formal term supruga is suprug, which means husband. The masculine counterpart to the common term žena is muž, which means husband.
Did you know?
- The word žena shares an ancient linguistic ancestor with the English word 'queen', both tracing back to roots describing women or females.
- Because žena means both 'wife' and 'woman' a sentence like On je s ženom could mean 'He is with a woman' or 'He is with his wife' depending on the context.
- While supruga is the formal word for wife it shares the same root as suprug, meaning 'spouse'. These terms emphasize the partnership rather than the gender of the person.
Examples in context
- Tom je zamolio Mary da se pretvara da mu je žena.Tom asked Mary to pretend to be his wife.This sentence shows how to use žena when someone is pretending to be a wife.Tatoeba #5582860 by Gonic, translation #4011920 by CK
- Ovo je moja žena Edita.This is my wife Edita.This sentence demonstrates a simple introduction using žena.Tatoeba #478207 by FeuDRenais, translation #478205 by FeuDRenais
- Njegova žena je Francuskinja.His wife is French.This sentence uses žena to describe a wife's nationality.Tatoeba #12839635 by andrej, translation #285633 by brauliobezerra
- Gospodin Milan i njegova suprugaMr. Milan and his wife
- Kolega Marko i njegova ženaColleague Marko and his wife
- Molim vas upoznajte moju supruguPlease meet my wife
- Moja žena ima rođendan danasMy wife has her birthday today
- Dragi gospodine, gdje je vaša gospođa?Dear Sir, where is your wife?
- Gospodin Petrović i njegova supruga Ivana su ovdje.Mr. Petrović and his wife Ivana are here.
- Moj prijatelj i njegova žena planiraju putovati sljedeći tjedan.My friend and his wife are planning to travel next week.
Example conversation
Ivan is introducing his spouse to Petra at a party.
- IvanPetra, upoznaj moju suprugu Anu.Petra, meet my wife Ana.
- PetraDrago mi je, Ana.Nice to meet you, Ana.
- IvanMoja supruga je profesorica.My wife is a professor.
- PetraTo je stvarno zanimljivo.That is really interesting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “wife” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries žena, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
