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Ehefrau: wife — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Ehefrau

wife

a woman who is married to someone

IPA/ˈeːəˌfʁaʊ̯/

The main stress is on the first syllable.

Ehefrau: wife

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

a woman who is married to someone

Das ist meine Ehefrau Anna.

Meine Ehefrau arbeitet in einer Bank.

Am Samstag komme ich mit meiner Ehefrau.

Ehefrau is clear and neutral. In everyday German, people often simply say meine Frau for “my wife.”

meine Ehefrau — my wife — with his wife

mit seiner Ehefrau

Ehefrau specifically means wife. In clear contexts, meine Frau also commonly means my wife.

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Which article is correct for Ehefrau?

Ehefrau is a countable noun for a married woman in relation to her spouse. In everyday speech, Frau can also mean wife when the context is clear.