'when to get married' sounds natural
'when to marry' makes sense?

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ObstreperousB

27 Nov 2022

English (US)

"When to marry" makes sense, but it's somewhat old-fashioned. Generally modern speakers would say "when to get married," but it depends on the context of the rest of the sentence.

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atarapy

27 Nov 2022

Japanese

I have an additional question. I'd appriciate it if you answered.

It is hard to know / judge / find / see when to get married.

Which of the four verbs above make sense / don’t make sense.

ObstreperousB

27 Nov 2022

English (US)

I would say "It's hard to know when to get married" is the most natural, although "judge" could be used also, if you're talking about someone trying to be very logical about the best time to get married. "Find" and "see" don't work for this sentence. "See" could work in a similar sentence, though: you could say "It's hard to see when we could get married," to mean "I think it would be difficult for us to find a time to get married," or "I don't think it will be possible for us to get married soon."

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'when to get married' sounds natural
'when to marry' makes sense?

'when to get married' sounds natural'when to marry' makes sense? See a translation

"When to marry" makes sense, but it's somewhat old-fashioned. Generally modern speakers would say "when to get married," but it depends on the context of the rest of the sentence.

'when to get married' sounds natural
'when to marry' makes sense?