► 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:
- 彼は妻と別離した ⇨ He has separated from his wife
- 彼は人妻と情事を重ねた ⇨ He kept having affairs with a married woman
- 妻に花を贈って点数を稼いだ ⇨ I scored points by sending flowers to my wife
- 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
- 彼は妻を殺害した ⇨ He murdered his wife
- 私が妻と口論していると娘達が母親に加勢した ⇨ I was arguing with my wife and my daughters added strength to, rallied behind, their mother
- 彼は妻に浮気がバレた ⇨ His wife found out about his affair
- 彼女は大金持ちの妻の座に収まった ⇨ She successfully filled the spot of the wife of a super rich guy
- 山本夫妻 ⇨ Mr and Mrs Yamamoto
- 彼は彼女を妻に娶った ⇨ He took her as a wife, married her
- 彼の妻は浮気している ⇨ His wife is having an affair
- 貞節な妻 ⇨ A faithful wife
- 彼は妻にすらそれを言っていない ⇨ He hasn’t told that even to his wife
- 空に稲妻が走った ⇨ A lightning ran in the sky