► 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:
- 彼女は夫に前夜何をしていたのか問い詰めた ⇨ She grilled her husband about what he was doing last night
- 子供が喜んで食べるように工夫を凝らした料理 ⇨ A dish I put a lot of thoughts and ideas into so that kids will love to eat
- 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
- 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
- うちの娘はいつも私の夫の肩を持つ ⇨ My daughter always supports my husband, is on his side
- 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
- 夫婦仲 ⇨ Spousal relationship (how the two get along)
- 昔は夫が妻に乱暴しても皆知らぬ振りをした ⇨ In the past people looked other ways when husbands beat wives
- 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
- これでまず大丈夫だろう ⇨ This is probably good enough
- 彼女は夫のもとを去った ⇨ She left her husband
- 仲睦まじい夫婦 ⇨ A very close, happy, couple
- 夫婦水入らずで旅行した ⇨ My wife and I went on a trip just two of us, without anybody getting in our way
- 応急修理はしたので一先ずは大丈夫だ ⇨ I did a quick repair, so it is safe for now
- 彼女は夫に一生尽くした ⇨ She helped her husband all her life