Casarse Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Spanish

casarse means "to get married" in English, and this page shows you how it actually sounds in everyday Spanish — not just the conjugation table, but the verb in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make with it. Casarse means "to get married", and it is the reflexive partner of casar (to marry someone off). The se is essential: casar without it means something else entirely, so learners should memorise casarse as one unit. The present tense is used for weddings being planned now (nos casamos en junio), for general facts (la gente se casa más tarde hoy) and for habits of the family. It is a regular -ar verb underneath, so the only extra work is the reflexive pronoun: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis, se casan. Below you will find twelve example sentences grouped by meaning, two short dialogues, the most common mistakes with corrections, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. If you want the full tables first, start with the full conjugation of casarse; if you want to study one tense in depth, see the casarse present tense page.

casarse in everyday use: examples with translations

Weddings being planned

  1. Nosotros nos casamos en junio. — "We get married in June."
  2. Mi hermana se casa en septiembre. — "My sister gets married in September."
  3. Mi hermano se casó el año pasado. — "My brother got married last year."
  4. Antes la gente se casaba muy joven. — "People used to get married very young."

Marrying someone

  1. Mi hermano se casa con María. — "My brother marries María."
  2. Ellos se casan por la iglesia. — "They get married in church."
  3. Yo me casaré cuando tenga treinta años. — "I will get married when I am thirty."
  4. Mi primo se ha casado dos veces. — "My cousin has got married twice."

Marriage in general

  1. La gente se casa más tarde hoy. — "People get married later today."
  2. ¿Tú te casas este año? — "Are you getting married this year?"
  3. Yo me casaría si encontrara a la persona adecuada. — "I would get married if I found the right person."
  4. Vosotros os casáis en la playa. — "You get married on the beach."

casarse in conversation

Two short dialogues that use casarse the way people really speak it. Notice how the verb changes with the person, and how the same verb fits different situations.

Two friends talk about a wedding.

  • Lucía: Nosotros nos casamos en junio. — "We get married in June."
  • Marta: ¿Tú te casas este año? — "Are you getting married this year?"
  • Lucía: Yo me caso en primavera. — "I get married in spring."
  • Marta: Mi hermano se casará con María. — "My brother will marry María."

A family discusses wedding plans.

  • Madre: Mi hermana se casa en septiembre. — "My sister gets married in September."
  • Padre: Ellos se casan por la iglesia. — "They get married in church."
  • Madre: El príncipe se casa con una actriz. — "The prince marries an actress."
  • Padre: La gente se casa más tarde hoy. — "People get married later today."

Common mistakes with casarse

The errors learners actually make with casarse, each with the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.

✗ *Yo caso en primavera (dropping the reflexive pronoun).

✓ Correct: Yo me caso en primavera.

Casarse is reflexive: the pronoun me is obligatory. Yo caso means something else — it is the verb casar, to marry someone off.

✗ *Nosotros se casamos en junio (wrong pronoun for nosotros).

✓ Correct: Nosotros nos casamos en junio.

The pronoun must match the person: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis, se casan.

✗ *Mi hermano casa con María.

✓ Correct: Mi hermano se casa con María.

Without se, casar means to marry someone else off. To say he himself marries, you need se casa.

✗ *Vosotros os casáis en la playa (written without the accent: casais).

✓ Correct: Vosotros os casáis en la playa.

Casáis needs the written accent on the á, just like other -ar vosotros forms.

Quiz: casarse in use

Ten questions on casarse — its forms, its tenses and its everyday use. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below, where every answer is explained.

1. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ______ en junio. — "We get married in June."

  • a) te casas
  • b) me caso
  • c) nos casamos
  • d) nos casamos

2. Complete the sentence: Mi hermano ______ el año pasado. — "My brother got married last year."

  • a) se casó
  • b) se casa
  • c) te casaste
  • d) me casé

3. Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ por la iglesia. — "They get married in church."

  • a) se casaron
  • b) te casas
  • c) se casan
  • d) me caso

4. Complete the sentence: La gente ______ más tarde hoy. — "People get married later today."

  • a) se casa
  • b) te casas
  • c) me caso
  • d) se casó

5. Which is the correct present tense form of casarse for yo?

  • a) me caso
  • b) te casas
  • c) se casa
  • d) nos casamos

6. Which is the correct present tense form of casarse for tú?

  • a) te casas
  • b) me caso
  • c) se casa
  • d) nos casamos

7. Which is the correct present tense form of casarse for ellos/ellas/Uds.?

  • a) se casa
  • b) te casas
  • c) me caso
  • d) se casan

8. Which sentence uses casarse correctly?

  • a) Nosotros nos casamos en junio.
  • b) Nosotros se casa en junio.
  • c) Nosotros casamos en junio.

9. What is the past participle of casarse?

  • a) casándose
  • b) caso
  • c) casado
  • d) casó

10. What does casarse mean in English?

  • a) to get married
  • b) to go
  • c) to have
  • d) to get divorced

Answer key

  1. c) nos casamos — The sentence needs the nosotros/as form in the present: nos casamos.

  2. a) se casó — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the preterite: se casó.

  3. c) se casan — The sentence needs the ellos/ellas/Uds. form in the present: se casan.

  4. a) se casa — The sentence needs the él/ella/Ud. form in the present: se casa.

  5. a) me caso — The present tense form for yo is me caso.

  6. a) te casas — The present tense form for tú is te casas.

  7. d) se casan — The present tense form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is se casan.

  8. a) Nosotros nos casamos en junio. — Nosotros nos casamos en junio. is correct. The other sentences use the wrong person, the wrong tense, or the wrong pattern for this verb.

  9. c) casado — The past participle is casado. You need it for every perfect tense with haber: he casado, has casado, ha casado.

  10. a) to get married — casarse means "to get married".

Frequently asked questions

How do I use casarse in everyday conversation?

Start with the phrases in the examples above — especially the common combinations such as casarse en junio and casarse por la iglesia. Use the present tense for habits and general facts, and the preterite for things that happened once. Say the sentences aloud until the forms feel automatic, then swap in your own details: your own town, your own family, your own routine.

What is the difference between casarse and divorciarse?

casarse means "to get married", while divorciarse means "to get divorced". They are related words that learners often meet together, but they are not interchangeable — use casarse when you mean "to get married" and divorciarse when you mean "to get divorced".

Which tense do I need most with casarse?

The present tense, for habits, routines and general facts — that is where you will use casarse most. The preterite comes next, for things that happened once and ended. The examples on this page use both, plus the imperfect, the future and the present perfect, so you can see the verb across the tenses you actually need.

Is casarse formal or informal?

casarse is neutral — it is used in both formal and informal Spanish, at home, at work and at school. There is no special formal version of it; the same forms work in a conversation with a friend and in a letter to a company. What changes is the situation, not the verb.

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