Spanish grammar
Casarse con (to get married to)
Announce a wedding and use casarse con.
From the scene ¡Me caso! (I'm getting married!)
In short
Casarse con means to marry someone. Keep the pronoun matching the subject: me caso con Marisa.
- I am marrying (someone) me caso con
- you are marrying te casas con
- she/he is marrying se casa con
- fiancée prometida
- best man padrino
Your turn
Which one goes with you are marrying?
Options: se casa con · te casas con · me caso con
Show answer
you are marrying → te casas con
How it works
Casarse means to get married; add con to say who with: me caso con Marisa (I'm marrying Marisa).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Yo, Doña Elena. Me (blank) con Marisa.
Options: case · caso · casas
Show answer
Yo, Doña Elena. Me caso con Marisa.
Me, Doña Elena. I'm marrying Marisa.
Good to know
It works like other -ar verbs, but always keeps the reflexive pronoun (me, te, se) matching the subject.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Gracias. Ahora necesito comprar los (blank).
Options: novios · anillos · padrinos
Show answer
Gracias. Ahora necesito comprar los anillos.
Thanks. Now I need to buy the rings.
I am marrying (someone) me caso con
Tomás
¡Me caso con Marisa!
I'm marrying Marisa!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¡(blank) Marisa!
Options: Me caso con · Te casas con · Se casa con
Show answer
Tomás
¡Me caso con Marisa!
I'm marrying Marisa!
you are marrying te casas con
Your turn
What goes with te casas con?
Options: she/he is marrying · you are marrying · I am marrying (someone)
Show answer
te casas con → you are marrying
she/he is marrying se casa con
fiancée prometida
Your turn
What goes with prometida?
Options: you are marrying · fiancée · I am marrying (someone)
Show answer
prometida → fiancée
best man padrino
Common mistake
Not caso or casa here. You (Nuria asking Tomás).
¿Te casas? ¿Con la pastelera?
You're getting married? To the pastry chef?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I am marrying (someone) | me caso con |
|---|---|
| you are marrying | te casas con |
| she/he is marrying | se casa con |
| fiancée | prometida |
| best man | padrino |
More lines from the story
- Nuria¿Te casas? ¿Con la pastelera?You're getting married? To the pastry chef?
- TomásYo, Doña Elena. Me caso con Marisa.Me, Doña Elena. I'm marrying Marisa.
- TomásGracias. Ahora necesito comprar los anillos.Thanks. Now I need to buy the rings.
- Nuria¡Enhorabuena! Espero que seáis muy felices.Congratulations! I hope you'll be very happy.
- TomásJavi. Ojalá no llore más que la novia.Javi. I hope he doesn't cry more than the bride.