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妻

つま

(my) wife

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Examples

  1. 妻は先生です。

    つまはせんせいです。

    My wife is a teacher.

  2. 妻は毎朝コーヒーを飲みます。

    つまはまいあさコーヒーをのみます。

    My wife drinks coffee every morning.

  3. 妻と買い物に行きました。

    つまとかいものにいきました。

    I went shopping with my wife.

Common patterns

妻と一緒に
together with one's wife
妻に聞く
to ask one's wife
妻の名前
one's wife's name

Memory tip

妻 is your own wife; someone else's wife is 奥さん.

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