Maridar & Casar

Question

Hola!

Can anybody tell me what is the difference between the two verbs, please. I looked for the two verbs through the our website, and unfortunately there were no examples using Maridar. Moreover, casar could be a reflexive verb, while Mridar could not be reflexive.

I wonder what proposition(s) to use with both verbs. I know that with casar we use the prop. con, but could we use others like a (married to) or de (married from/of).

Muchas gracias

Answer 1

I think you will very rarely hear the word "maridar" and you can pretty much forget about it at this point in your Spanish learning. (Your profile says you are a beginner.)

Casarse is the Spanish word for getting married.

Ella se casa esta fin de semana. She is getting married this weekend.

¡Nos casamos! We got/ are getting married!

Me casé el sábado. I got married on Saturday.

Pablo se casó con Julia. Pablo got married to Julia.

Julia está casada. Julia is married.

Totally agree. It was a new word for me. - 0074b507, Dec 17, 2011

But the noun maridaje (the marriage of two things) looks like a word worth knowing. - 0074b507, Dec 17, 2011

I've also learned a couple of words today, but not a single time in my life I've heard somebody using it. - 00e657d4, Dec 17, 2011

Answer 2

maridar.

(Del lat. marit?re).

• 1) intr. Casarse o unirse en matrimonio.

• 2) intr. Unirse carnalmente o hacer vida maridable.

• 3) tr. Unir o enlazar.

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Why do you say that maridar cannot be reflexive (reciprocal?)

2 Hacer que dos cosas diferentes se correspondan o se adapten entre sí: algunos artistas intentan maridar la música árabe y el rock.

• intr. Casarse o unirse en matrimonio:
• tenía ganas de maridar,pero no encontraba al hombre adecuado.
• tr. Unir o relacionar dos cosas:
• no es fácil maridar la tradición con la modernidad.

I think you missed a "think" in the phrase "Why do you ..." Amazing how thinking escapes one when not thinking? ;)) - territurtle, Dec 17, 2011

P.S. Thanks mucho for this post. Answered questions for me, too! - territurtle, Dec 17, 2011

Not thinking is a specialty of mine. - 0074b507, Dec 17, 2011