russian word
wife in Russian: жена
nounfemlevel A1#255 by frequency
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Его жена работает врачом в местной больнице. His wife works as a doctor at the local hospital.
Я рассказал родителям о своей будущей жене. I told my parents about my future wife.
Declension of жена
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | жена | жёны |
| gen | жены | жён |
| dat | жене | жёнам |
| acc | жену | жён |
| ins | женой / женою | жёнами |
| prep | жене | жёнах |