► 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:
- 苦楽を共にした妻 ⇨ My wife I’ve shared good times and bad times
- 王妃は王の妻だ ⇨ A queen consort is a wife of a king
- 昔は妻子に手を上げる男が多かった ⇨ In the past there were many men who hit wives and children
- 彼は妻に暴力を振るった ⇨ He physically abused his wife
- 最近妻が妙に優しくて怖い ⇨ Recently my wife has been strangely nice, and I’m scared
- 彼は妻子を残して死んだ ⇨ He died leaving his wife and children behind
- 彼は人妻にちょっかいを出している ⇨ He’s messing with a married woman
- 貞節な妻 ⇨ A faithful wife
- 彼は人妻と関係していた ⇨ He was involved with a married woman
- 彼は妻を殺害した ⇨ He murdered his wife
- 彼女は妻子がいる男と不倫している ⇨ She is having an affair with a married man
- 苦楽を共にした妻 ⇨ My wife I shared struggles and pleasures in life
- 彼は大変な愛妻家だ ⇨ He’s really good to his wife
- 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
- 彼は妻に暴力を振るっていた ⇨ He was using violence against his wife