Spanish word

casar

Pronunciation

IPA/kaˈsaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbmarry

Example

Ellos se casaron el año pasado.

They married each other last year.

Illustration for casar (marry)

More examples

Mi hermano quiere casarse el próximo verano.

My brother wants to marry next summer.

Core concept

Joining two people as spouses.

Common phrases

  • casarse con alguien

    get married to someone

  • casarse por la iglesia

    get married in church

  • casarse por lo civil

    have a civil wedding

Similar words

casarse: Enter into marriage and become legally united as spouses (reflexive; usually used with con).

Definition in Spanish

Contraer matrimonio. En forma pronominal, casarse indica que una persona contrae matrimonio; como verbo transitivo, casar significa unir en matrimonio a otra persona.

Word origin

From Latin casare, literally 'to make a home' from casa 'house', the word extends from establishing a household to meaning to marry.

Usage tips

  • As a transitive verb, casar commonly means to marry someone off or perform a wedding, while casarse means to get married and normally takes con before the named partner (se casó con Ana).

Other meanings

  • marry offverb
  • matchverb

Opposites

  • divorciarsedivorceverb
  • separarseseparateverb

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