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How to Say "married" in Spanish

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casado

cah-SAH-doh/kaˈsaðo/

AdjectiveA1General
Use 'casado' to describe a person's marital status, meaning they are currently married.
A close-up view of two hands, one slightly larger and one slightly smaller, gently holding. Both hands clearly display a simple gold wedding band on the ring finger.

Examples

Mi hermano mayor está casado con una doctora.

My older brother is married to a doctor.

¿Sabías que Antonio y Paula ya llevan diez años de casados?

Did you know Antonio and Paula have been married for ten years now?

Necesito una silla con la tela de color más casado con el sofá.

I need a chair with the fabric color that is better matched (joined) to the sofa.

Gender and Number Match

Like all Spanish adjectives, 'casado' must match the person it describes: 'un hombre casado' (a married man), 'una mujer casada' (a married woman), 'varios hombres casados' (several married men), and 'muchas mujeres casadas' (many married women).

Ser vs. Estar for Status

Although you might use 'ser' for permanent characteristics, marital status is treated as a changeable state, so you almost always use the verb 'estar' (to be) when stating someone is married: 'Ella está casada'.

Forgetting the 'to'

Mistake: “Está casado a un doctor. (Literal translation: is married at a doctor.)”

Correction: Está casado *con* un doctor. (The Spanish preposition 'con' means 'with' and is used to express who you are married *to*.)

casó

VerbA2General
Use 'casó' when talking about the action of marrying, specifically when someone (he/she/usted) performed the marriage ceremony or got married themselves in the past.

Examples

El juez casó a la pareja en el ayuntamiento.

The judge married the couple at the town hall.

State vs. Action

The most common mistake is using the verb form 'casó' when you simply mean someone *is* married. Remember, 'casado' is the adjective for the state of being married, while 'casó' refers to the act of marrying.

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