From root: kasal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinasal
i-ki-na-SAL
was married
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakasal
i-ki-na-ka-SAL
is being married
Future (Contemplated)
ikakasal
i-ka-ka-SAL
will be married
Usage Note
Ikasal is used when referring to the act of being wed or the specific event of a marriage ceremony. It often implies that someone, such as a priest or judge, is performing the marriage rite for the couple.
Examples
" Ikakasal sila bukas. "
Natural Translation
They will be married tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Will-be-married they tomorrow.
" Gusto nilang ikasal sa simbahan. "
Natural Translation
They want to be married at the church.
Literal Translation
Want by-them to-be-married at church.
" Bago sila ikinasal sa lumang simbahan, matagal na silang nagplano para maging maganda ang kanilang araw. "
Natural Translation
Before they were married at the old church, they had long been planning so that their day would be beautiful.
Literal Translation
Before they were-married at old church, long already they planning so that to-become beautiful the their day.
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