From root: kasal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkasal
nag-ka-SAL
performed a wedding
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakasal
nag-ka-ka-SAL
performing a wedding
Future (Contemplated)
magkakasal
mag-ka-ka-SAL
will perform a wedding
Usage Note
Magkasal is used when an officiant, such as a priest or a judge, performs a wedding ceremony. It is distinct from 'magpakasal,' which refers to the couple getting married to each other.
Examples
" Sino ang magkakasal sa inyo? "
Natural Translation
Who will marry the two of you?
Literal Translation
Who the will-perform-wedding to you?
" Ang pari ang magkasal sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
The priest is the one who will marry them.
Literal Translation
The priest the-one-to-perform-wedding to them.
" Ang paring nagkasal sa mga magulang ko noon ang siya ring magkakasal sa amin sa susunod na buwan. "
Natural Translation
The priest who married my parents back then is also the one who will marry us next month.
Literal Translation
The priest-that performed-wedding to the parents my before the he also will-perform-wedding to us in next month.
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