deveria ter me casado

should have married

→ dever

phrase Rare #29,608

should have married Used to talk about a past action that would have been a better choice. In Portuguese, casar-se is often used for “to get married.”

PO: Eu deveria ter me casado mais cedo.

EN: I should have gotten married earlier.

Eu deveria ter me casado com sua irmã em vez de você.

I should have married your sister instead of you.

Eu não deveria ter me casado com Maria.

I shouldn't have married Maria.

Eu deveria ter me casado com tua irmã.

I should have married your sister.

E eu deveria ter me casado hoje.

And I should have gotten married today.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Eu deveria ter me casado com você.

I should have married you.

— Duna (2021)

Eu sabia que deveria ter me casado com você.

I knew I should have married you.

Eu sabia que eu deveria ter me casado com você.

I knew I should have married you.

Com quem acha que deveria ter me casado?

Who do you think I should have married?

— A Maldição da Flor Dourada (2006)