CEFR StudyA2 German

Marital status: ledig, verheiratet & co.

Many German forms ask for it: der Familienstand.

  • ledig — single, never married
  • verheiratet — married
  • geschieden — divorced
  • verwitwet — widowed

Separated but not divorced: Wir leben getrennt. You met verheiratet in the biography lesson; here is the full set.

Marital status: ledig, verheiratet & co.