"Nebyls ještě ženatý."

[ion1122]

If two men marry each other, is each one "ženatý"?

[Nemesis_NaR]

1) Only registered partnership is possible to this day in Czechia

2) Even if you encountered such a situation, you would describe it indirectly. Most probably "Nebyls ještě v manželství."

[JanLyko]

"Ženatý" is derived from "žena" (woman) and means literally "having a woman". And... this is not the case.

[AlexanderK291823]

At the risk of sounding pedantic, the use of the past tense and the word yet is incorrect. You were not married 'then' would make sense but 'yet' is a period that runs from the past right up to the present time, which is the not the case here.

[Daku_]

Proč nemůže být You were not still married

[BoneheadBass]

Of course, that would have an entirely different meaning, but it would be interesting to know how "You were not still married" would be in Czech... especially if it would be the same., in which case your answer should be accepted. :-)

[tomasmarc]

How can I know for sure that it's "you weren't married yet" and not "he wasn't married yet"?

[endless_sleeper]

"He wasn't married yet." would be "Nebyl ještě ženatý."

"You weren't married yet." is on the other hand: "Nebyls ještě ženatý." / "Nebyl jsi ještě ženatý." in singular informal or "Nebyl jste ještě ženatý." in plural and/or singular formal.

[Pollyhs]

zenaty?? not vdana?

[BoneheadBass]

The CZ sentence shown above is clearly masculine. In the opposite direction, vdaná is also accepted.