Use married to when naming a spouse. Married for is not used to identify the partner, but for can appear with duration or reasons in separate phrases.
The standard pattern is married to someone: She is married to a doctor. Married for someone is not idiomatic for naming a spouse. However, for can introduce duration or purpose in a different part of the sentence, such as married for ten years.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use married to when naming the person someone is married to.
Use married for with a length of time, not with a spouse.
Other prepositions can describe age, place, or time related to marriage.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Use to, not for, when naming the person someone married.
✕ She is married for Alex. ✓ She is married to Alex.Use for with periods of time.
✕ They have been married to ten years. ✓ They have been married for ten years.Married describes a state; get married describes the action.
✕ They married to each other in June. ✓ They got married in June.Marry as a verb usually takes a direct object.
✕ He married with Sofia in 2020. ✓ He married Sofia in 2020.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes, but only with a period of time, such as married for five years.
No for naming a spouse. Use married to someone. Married with children is a different expression about family status.
Married describes the state of being a spouse. Get married refers to the event or change into that state.
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