► 名詞
妻 [(1)つま] meaning: wife rank: 2
☆ 私の妻 ⇨ My wife (☛ Most technical. However note that it is NEVER used to directly address the wife of the person you are talking to. E.g. you NEVER say 「あなたの妻 = your wife」, even though 「彼の妻 = his wife」is perfectly acceptable)
More examples:
- 彼の妻は彼の博打癖に愛想を尽かして彼の元を去った ⇨ His wife lost patience about his gambling habit and left him
- 彼は妻子を残して死んだ ⇨ He died leaving his wife and children behind
- 妻と相談してから決めます ⇨ I will discuss with my wife and then decide
- 彼は人妻と関係していた ⇨ He was involved with a married woman
- 貞淑な妻 ⇨ A faithful wife
- 彼は人妻と情交していた ⇨ He was having a sexaul relationship with a married woman
- うちの母親・姉・弟・夫・妻・息子・娘・祖母・叔父・犬・猫 ⇨ My mother, big sister, little brother, husband, wife, son, daughter, grandmother, uncle, dog, cat
- 彼は妻に暴力を振るっていた ⇨ He was using violence against his wife
- 妻と二人で旅行した ⇨ The two of us, me and my wife, traveled together
- 貞節な妻 ⇨ A faithful wife
- 彼は妻と別離した ⇨ He has separated from his wife
- 彼は妻子がいないから身軽だ ⇨ He doesn’t have wife and kids so he can make decision only for himself
- 彼は妻に浮気がバレた ⇨ His wife found out about his affair
- 彼は妻と五人の子供を養っている ⇨ He is providing for his wife and five children
- 王妃は王の妻だ ⇨ A queen consort is a wife of a king