French Conversation · Level 14
89 words
French word
marié
Pronunciation
IPA/maʁje/
Meaning
- adjectivemarried
Example
Ils sont mariés.
They are married.
More examples
Elle est mariée à son collègue depuis trois ans.
She has been married to her colleague for three years.
Core concept
A person whose social status includes marriage, distinct from simply living with a partner.
Common phrases
être marié à
be married to
un couple marié
a married couple
être marié
be married
Similar words
célibataire: Single and not married.
divorcé: Having ended a marriage through divorce.
séparé: Separated from a spouse with the marriage effectively over.
pacsé: Bound to a partner by an official civil partnership.
Definition in French
Décrit l'état d'être uni par le mariage, employé couramment pour dire qu'une personne est mariée.
Word origin
The adjective marié developed from the past participle of marier, a verb that traces back to Latin maritare, related to the Latin noun maritus.
Usage tips
- French commonly uses être marié à quelqu'un for "to be married to someone," so the usual preposition is à rather than avec.
Other meanings
- groomnoun
Opposites
- célibatairesingleadjective
- divorcédivorcedadjective
Related words
- mariagemarriagenoun
- remariéremarriedadjective