married

The French word 'marié' is the past participle of the verb 'se marier', which means 'to get married' or 'to marry'. It is used to describe someone who has entered into the state of matrimony. In French, the word can be used as an adjective to describe a person's marital status, as in 'Je suis mariée' (I am married), with the gender of the adjective agreeing with the subject. It can also be used as a noun to refer to a married person, typically a man ('un mariée' for a married man). The verb 'se marier' is a reflexive verb, indicating that the subject performs the action on itself, reflecting the reciprocal nature of marriage.