Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Croatian term or phrase:
Gđa
English translation:
Mrs
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Is this always Mrs or can it also mean Ms?
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| 5 +9 | Mrs |
Ingrid Lovric
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| 5 +3 | Mrs |
Sanja Rasovic
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8 mins
Ingrid Lovric
Native in Croatian
Works in field
Excelent translations at a friendly rate
Native in: Croatian 
, Serbo-Croat
Works in: English to Croatian, Croatian to English, Bosnian to English, and 2 more.
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Mrs
Na hrvatskom (još uvijek) ne postoji termin Ms, pa se žene uglavnom oslovljavaju sa gđa. ili gđica. ovisno o bračnom statusu. Međutim, bonton nalaže da se sve žene starije od 30 godina oslovljavaju sa gđa., bez obzira na bračni status. Ipak, a to govorim iz iskustva, kada vas netko (čitaj: muškarci) upita da li ste gđa. ili gđica., aludira na bračni status a ne na dob.
Note from asker:
| I thought as much but wasn't sure. Thanks! |
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pike
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Hvala!
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Branka Stankovic McCarthy
: bonton nalaže da se sve žene starije od 30 godina oslovljavaju sa gđa. - Joj pa ja sam gdja? I'll stick to Ms :)
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Na engleskom sam i ja Ms. - tek toliko da zbunim neprijatelje! :-))
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dkalinic
: I prefer using Ms. over Mrs. when writing to female colleagues of mine.
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Da, i ja mislim da je tako pristojnije - osobito na Zapadu!
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A.Đapo
54 mins
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Hvala!
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Ana Kardum
: I would also stick to Ms if you are not sure about the marital status and want to be neutral.
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Hvala!
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eleonora_r
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Hvala!
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alen botica (X)
: Ms for Gđica & Mrs for Gđa (but disregarding the marital status) - like little miss (referring 2 {mala} gospođica) and misis
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I'm not sure I understand what "little miss" is? A young girl?
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tomchinno
3 hrs
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Hvala!
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Pavle Perencevic
: Also with Davor and Ana
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Hvala!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
+3
13 mins
Sanja Rasovic
Greece
Greece
Greece
Montenegrin & Serbian language services
Native in: Montenegrin
Works in: English to Montenegrin, Montenegrin to English, English to Serbian, and 2 more.
Mrs
In Serbo- Croatian it definitely means that the woman is married. Unfortunately, we don`t have the form that doesn`t reveal the woman`s marital status. But I don`t think it would be a mistake if you translate it as `Ms` since it covers both.
I`ve recently started using `Ms` in all cases- I don`t think it`s fair to classify women in this manner when there`s no such classification for you guys. :)
I`ve recently started using `Ms` in all cases- I don`t think it`s fair to classify women in this manner when there`s no such classification for you guys. :)
Note from asker:
| Thanks! Since you have the same answer I have to award the points on a first answer basis but ipak hvala! It has been an interesting debate! |
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Peer comment(s):
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dkalinic
: Mrs. (with a period in US English)
44 mins
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Hvala!
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Pavle Perencevic
: I agree with everything you say :)
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Hvala Pavle
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BUZOV
: You are a wonderfull person... the same eyes as my younger sister ... but PLEASE STOP telling fairy-tails of NEVER EXISTING "Serbo-Croatian" served by GARASHANIN, in 1844. and RANKOVICH in 1954.. http://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Srpskohrvatski_jezik
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Mislim da ste ovu politicki obojenu govoranciju mogli da mi napisete i na hrvatskom i da bi se odlicno razumjeli :) Hvala za kompliment!
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Discussion
Medutim Alen - I think you mean little niece :-)
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