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► 名詞
  [(1)つま]    meaning:  wife  rank: 2
☆ 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:
  • 大変な愛妻家だ ⇨ He’s really good to his wife
  • は妻と五子供養っている ⇨ He is providing for his wife and five children
  • 苦楽にした妻 ⇨ My wife I’ve shared good times and bad times
  • うちの母親・妻・息子祖母叔父 ⇨ My mother, big sister, little brother, husband, wife, son, daughter, grandmother, uncle, dog, cat
  • は人妻と関係していた ⇨ He was involved with a married woman
  • 妻に贈っ点数いだ ⇨ I scored points by sending flowers to my wife
  • 妻子を見捨てて結婚するなんてあいつを見損なった ⇨ I lost all respect for him because he abandoned his wife and kids and married a young woman
  • は妻子をして行った ⇨ He left (for good), leaving his wife and children behind
  • は妻に浮気バレた ⇨ His wife found out about his affair
  • は妻と離別した ⇨ He separated with his wife
  • 苦楽にした妻 ⇨ My wife I shared struggles and pleasures in life
  • は妻子がいるのにとふらふらしている ⇨ He has a wife and kids and still fooling around with other women
  • は妻に暴力振るった ⇨ He physically abused his wife
  • は妻にすらそれを言っていない ⇨ He hasn’t told that even to his wife
  • の妻は浮気している ⇨ His wife is having an affair