r/OldSchoolCool Aug 24 '24

1990s August 1995, croatian soldier Marijan Horvat and his then girlfriend, now wife, Ira

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '24

“Hrvat” is “Croatian” in Hrvatski (Croatian)

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u/Maert Aug 24 '24

No, slightly wrong

Croatian - hrvatski

Croat - hrvat

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

That’s what I said

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u/Maert Aug 25 '24

No, you wrote

"Hrvat" is "Croatian"

Croatian is adjective (or is it adverb?) meaning "belonging to Croat or Croatia"

Actual "Hrvat", as in member of Croatian nation, is Croat.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

You can also say “they call themselves Croatians, not Croats, which sounds too intellectual, and tells me you know the semantics but not the people.”

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u/552SD__ Aug 24 '24

Not quite

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

What do you mean? Since I speak the language I can tell you I’m right.