► 名詞
夫 [(3)おっと] meaning: husband rank: 1
☆ うちの夫 ⇨ My husband (☛ Most technical. However note that it is NEVER used to directly address the husband of the person you are talking to. E.g. you NEVER say 「あなたの夫 = your husband」, although 「彼女の夫 = her husband」is acceptable in speech, or perfectly normal in written language)
More examples:
- 私達は家事は夫婦で分担してやっている ⇨ We share housework, me and him/her
- これだけあれば大方大丈夫だろう ⇨ This much will probably do it
- 夫婦の不仲 ⇨ Conflicts between a married couple
- 山本夫妻 ⇨ Mr and Mrs Yamamoto
- 彼女は夫に一生尽くした ⇨ She helped her husband all her life
- 夫婦の間の擦れ違いが離婚に繋がった ⇨ A married couple missing each other all the time led to a divorce
- 彼女は自分の子供と夫の連れ子を分け隔てずに育てている ⇨ She raises her own kids and her husband’s kids from his previous marriage without discriminating
- 万一私が死んでも子供達は大丈夫だ ⇨ My kids will be OK even if I die
- 顔色が悪いけど大丈夫？ ⇨ Are you OK? You look very pale
- 急に大丈夫な気がしてきた ⇨ Suddenly I’ve started feeling things will be OK
- 彼女は夫の酒癖の悪さに散々泣かされた ⇨ She was made to cry, suffered a lot, by her husband’s drinking problem
- 夫婦で人生を共に歩む ⇨ Walk through life together with husband and wife
- あの夫婦は凸凹コンビだ ⇨ That couple is a prime example of opposites attract
- 夫婦で力を合わせて生きてきた ⇨ We, husband and wife, have lived together joining forces, working together, helping each other
- 共稼ぎの夫婦 ⇨ A double income husband and wife, household