Marital Status in Serbian – Complete & Practical Guide Serbian uses a wider and more nuanced set of expressions for marital status than English. Below is a clear and practical overview of the most common and important terms. Being single Бити сингл / бити сам/сама Biti singl / biti sam/sama → to be single Немати дечка/девојку (немати никога) Nemati dečka/devojku (nemati nikoga) → to have no boyfriend/girlfriend Бити неожењен / неудата Biti neoženjen / neudata not to be married Being in a relationship Бити у љубавној вези Biti u ljubavnoj vezi → to be in a romantic relationship Имати дечка / девојку Imati dečka / devojku → to have a boyfriend / girlfriend Proposal & engagement (За)просити девојку (Za)prositi devojku → to propose ⚠️ Note: The verb prositi literally means to beg for money on the street, so context matters. Верити се Veriti se → to get engaged Бити верен / верена Biti veren / verena → to be engaged Getting married Узети се Uzeti se → to get married (both genders) Венчавати се / венчати се Venčavati se / venčati se → to get married (formal, both genders) Удавати се / удати се Udavati se / udati se → to get married (woman) Женити се / оженити се Ženiti se / oženiti se → to get married (man) Poetic expression Упловљавати / упловити у брачне воде Uplovljavati / uploviti u bračne vode → to get married (poetic expression) Being married Бити у браку Biti u braku → to be married Бити у брачним водама Biti u bračnim vodama → to be married (idiomatic, poetic) If the marriage ends Бити удовац / удовица Biti udovac / udovica → widower / widow Бити разведен / разведена Biti razveden / razvedena → to be divorced Разводити се / развести се Razvoditi se / razvesti se → to get divorced ✨ Have a nice language journey! Serbian relationship vocabulary reflects tradition, emotion, and life stages.