casar

See also: Casar, căsar, Cäsar, and cas ar

Asturian

Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar.

Verb

casar (first-person singular indicative present caso, past participle casáu)

1. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)

   La mio fía casó la selmana pesada

   My daughter married last week

2. to match, coincide, be the same as

   La collor la xaqueta casa con esta

   The colour of the jacket matches this one

3. to get along (with someone), agree on tastes or opinions with someone

   Nun caso col nuevu vecín

   I don't get along with the new neighbour

Conjugation

Conjugation of casar

infinitive		casar
gerund		casando
past participle		m casáu, f casada, n casao, m pl casaos, f pl casaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	caso	cases	casa	casamos	casáis	casen
	imperfect	casaba	casabes	casaba	casábemos, casábamos	casabeis, casabais	casaben
	preterite	casé	casasti, casesti	casó	casemos	casastis, casestis	casaron
	pluperfect	casare, casara	casares, casaras	casare, casara	casáremos, casáramos	casareis, casarais	casaren, casaran
	future	casaré	casarás	casará	casaremos	casaréis	casarán
	conditional	casaría	casaríes	casaría	casaríemos, casaríamos	casaríeis, casaríais	casaríen
subjunctive	present	case	cases, casas	case	casemos	caséis	casen, casan
	imperfect	casare, casara	casares, casaras	casare, casara	casáremos, casáramos	casareis, casarais	casaren, casaran
imperative		—	casa	—	—	casái	—

Related terms

• casoriu
• casamientu

Catalan

Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaˈzaɾ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casí, past participle casat)

1. to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
2. (reflexive) to marry, get married

Conjugation

    Conjugation of casar (first conjugation)

infinitive			casar
gerund			casant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		casat		casada
		plural		casats		casades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	caso	cases	casa	casem	caseu	casen
	imperfect	casava	casaves	casava	casàvem	casàveu	casaven
	future	casaré	casaràs	casarà	casarem	casareu	casaran
	preterite	casí	casares	casà	casàrem	casàreu	casaren
	conditional	casaria	casaries	casaria	casaríem	casaríeu	casarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	casi	casis	casi	casem	caseu	casin
	imperfect	casés	casessis	casés	caséssim	caséssiu	casessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	casa	casi	casem	caseu	casin
	negative (no)	—	no casis	no casi	no casem	no caseu	no casin

Derived terms

• casament
• casera
• casori

Related terms

• casar-se

Further reading

• “casar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “casar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “casar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “casar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese casar (13th century), probably from casa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈsaɾ]

Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casei, past participle casado)

1. to marry

   Miña nay por me casar / prometeome canto tiña, / quando foy a darm'o dote / pagoume c'unha galiña. (folk song, 18th c.)

   My mother for marrying me / promised me all she had; / when she went to give me the dowry / she paid me with a hen.

2. (figurative) to pair; to match; to fit; to combine

   Esas pezas do crebacabezas non casan ― Those puzzle pieces don't match

Conjugation

    Conjugation of casar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	casar
Personal	casar	casares	casar	casarmos	casardes	casaren
Gerund
	casando
Past participle
Masculine	casado			casados
Feminine	casada			casadas
Indicative
Present	caso	casas	casa	casamos	casades	casan
Imperfect	casaba	casabas	casaba	casabamos	casabades	casaban
Preterite	casei	casaches	casou	casamos	casastes	casaron
Pluperfect	casara	casaras	casara	casaramos	casarades	casaran
Future	casarei	casarás	casará	casaremos	casaredes	casarán
Conditional	casaría	casarías	casaría	casariamos	casariades	casarían
Subjunctive
Present	case	cases	case	casemos	casedes	casen
Imperfect	casase	casases	casase	casásemos	casásedes	casasen
Future	casar	casares	casar	casarmos	casardes	casaren
Imperative
Affirmative		casa	case	casemos	casade	casen
Negative (non)		non cases	non case	non casemos	non casedes	non casen

    Reintegrated conjugation of casar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	casar
Personal	casar	casares	casar	casarmos	casardes	casarem
Gerund
	casando
Past participle
Masculine	casado			casados
Feminine	casada			casadas
Indicative
Present	caso	casas	casa	casamos	casades, casais	casam
Imperfect	casava	casavas	casava	casávamos	casávades, casáveis, casávais1	casavam
Preterite	casei	casaste, casache1	casou	casamos	casastes	casárom, casaram
Pluperfect	casara	casaras	casara	casáramos	casárades, casáreis, casárais1	casaram
Future	casarei	casarás	casará	casaremos	casaredes, casareis	casarám, casarão
Conditional	casaria	casarias	casaria	casaríamos	casaríades, casaríeis, casaríais1	casariam
Subjunctive
Present	case	cases	case	casemos	casedes, caseis	casem
Imperfect	casasse	casasses	casasse	casássemos	casássedes, casásseis	casassem
Future	casar	casares	casar	casarmos	casardes	casarem
Imperative
Affirmative		casa	case	casemos	casade, casai	casem
Negative (nom)		nom cases	nom case	nom casemos	nom casedes, nom caseis	nom casem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• casamento

References

• “casar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “casar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “casar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “casar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “casar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “casar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “casar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kɛɪ̯.sɑ(r)/, /²kæɪ̯.sɑ(r)/
• Homophone: keisar

Noun

casar m

1. indefinite plural of case

Portuguese

Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈza(ʁ)/ [kaˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈza(ʁ)/ [kaˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaˈza(ʁ)/ [kaˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ca‧sar

Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casei, past participle casado)

1. (transitive with com) to marry

   Queres casar comigo? ― Do you want to marry me?

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get married
3. (transitive) to wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
4. (transitive, figuratively) to join, unite

Conjugation

    Conjugation of casar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	casar
Personal	casar	casares	casar	casarmos	casardes	casarem
Gerund
	casando
Past participle
Masculine	casado			casados
Feminine	casada			casadas
Indicative
Present	caso	casas	casa	casamos	casais	casam
Imperfect	casava	casavas	casava	casávamos	casáveis	casavam
Preterite	casei	casaste	casou	casamos1, casámos2	casastes	casaram
Pluperfect	casara	casaras	casara	casáramos	casáreis	casaram
Future	casarei	casarás	casará	casaremos	casareis	casarão
Conditional	casaria	casarias	casaria	casaríamos	casaríeis	casariam
Subjunctive
Present	case	cases	case	casemos	caseis	casem
Imperfect	casasse	casasses	casasse	casássemos	casásseis	casassem
Future	casar	casares	casar	casarmos	casardes	casarem
Imperative
Affirmative		casa	case	casemos	casai	casem
Negative (não)		não cases	não case	não casemos	não caseis	não casem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• casável

Further reading

• “casar” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “casar” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “casar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “casar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “casar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “casar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish casúr.

Noun

casar m (genitive singular casair, plural casaran)

1. small hammer

Alternative forms

• casair, casaire (Arran)

Etymology 2

Noun

casar m (genitive singular casair, plural casaran)

1. Alternative form of cabhsair

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
casar	chasar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar. Compare also Italian accasare, Romanian căsători.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈsaɾ/ [kaˈsaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧sar
• Homophone: (Latin America) cazar

Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casé, past participle casado)

1. (transitive) to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)

   Synonym: desposar

2. (transitive) to marry off
3. (intransitive) to match (up), fit (together)

   Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos.

   This third party will help them match needs with resources.

4. (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another)

   Se casaron justo después de la graduación.

   They got married right after graduation.

5. (reflexive) to wed, marry, get married [+ con (object)]

   Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche.

   I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of casar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			casar
gerund			casando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		casado		casada
		plural		casados		casadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	caso	casastú casásvos	casa	casamos	casáis	casan
	imperfect	casaba	casabas	casaba	casábamos	casabais	casaban
	preterite	casé	casaste	casó	casamos	casasteis	casaron
	future	casaré	casarás	casará	casaremos	casaréis	casarán
	conditional	casaría	casarías	casaría	casaríamos	casaríais	casarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	case	casestú casésvos2	case	casemos	caséis	casen
	imperfect (ra)	casara	casaras	casara	casáramos	casarais	casaran
	imperfect (se)	casase	casases	casase	casásemos	casaseis	casasen
	future1	casare	casares	casare	casáremos	casareis	casaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		casatú casávos	case	casemos	casad	casen
	negative		no cases	no case	no casemos	no caséis	no casen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of casar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive casar
	dative	casarme	casarte	casarle, casarse	casarnos	casaros	casarles, casarse
	accusative	casarme	casarte	casarlo, casarla, casarse	casarnos	casaros	casarlos, casarlas, casarse
with gerund casando
	dative	casándome	casándote	casándole, casándose	casándonos	casándoos	casándoles, casándose
	accusative	casándome	casándote	casándolo, casándola, casándose	casándonos	casándoos	casándolos, casándolas, casándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative casa
	dative	cásame	cásate	cásale	cásanos	not used	cásales
	accusative	cásame	cásate	cásalo, cásala	cásanos	not used	cásalos, cásalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative casá
	dative	casame	casate	casale	casanos	not used	casales
	accusative	casame	casate	casalo, casala	casanos	not used	casalos, casalas
with formal second-person singular imperative case
	dative	cáseme	not used	cásele, cásese	cásenos	not used	cáseles
	accusative	cáseme	not used	cáselo, cásela, cásese	cásenos	not used	cáselos, cáselas
with first-person plural imperative casemos
	dative	not used	casémoste	casémosle	casémonos	casémoos	casémosles
	accusative	not used	casémoste	casémoslo, casémosla	casémonos	casémoos	casémoslos, casémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative casad
	dative	casadme	not used	casadle	casadnos	casaos	casadles
	accusative	casadme	not used	casadlo, casadla	casadnos	casaos	casadlos, casadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative casen
	dative	cásenme	not used	cásenle	cásennos	not used	cásenles, cásense
	accusative	cásenme	not used	cásenlo, cásenla	cásennos	not used	cásenlos, cásenlas, cásense

    Conjugation of casarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			casarse
gerund			casándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		casado		casada
		plural		casados		casadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	casarme	casarte	casarse	casarnos	casaros	casarse
	gerund	casándome	casándote	casándose	casándonos	casándoos	casándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me caso	te casastú te casásvos	se casa	nos casamos	os casáis	se casan
	imperfect	me casaba	te casabas	se casaba	nos casábamos	os casabais	se casaban
	preterite	me casé	te casaste	se casó	nos casamos	os casasteis	se casaron
	future	me casaré	te casarás	se casará	nos casaremos	os casaréis	se casarán
	conditional	me casaría	te casarías	se casaría	nos casaríamos	os casaríais	se casarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me case	te casestú te casésvos2	se case	nos casemos	os caséis	se casen
	imperfect (ra)	me casara	te casaras	se casara	nos casáramos	os casarais	se casaran
	imperfect (se)	me casase	te casases	se casase	nos casásemos	os casaseis	se casasen
	future1	me casare	te casares	se casare	nos casáremos	os casareis	se casaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		cásatetú casatevos	cásese	casémonos	casaos	cásense
	negative		no te cases	no se case	no nos casemos	no os caséis	no se casen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

• casadero
• casamiento
• casarse
• casarse de penalti
• casarse por la Iglesia
• casarse por lo civil
• descasar
• no casarse con nadie

 

Descendants

• → Bikol Central: kasal
• → Cebuano: kasal
• → Hiligaynon: kasal
• → Karao: kasal
• → Tagalog: kasal

Further reading

• “casar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014