mke
MKEH
How to say it
SwahilimkeMKEH
Englishwife
Frenchépouse, femme
Meaning
A married woman in relation to her husband.
Good to know
Plural wake, with people agreement: mke wangu, my wife. The husband is mume; mwanamke is a woman in general.
Examples
- Mke wangu ni mwalimu wa sekondari.My wife is a secondary school teacher.
- Alimtambulisha mke wake kwa marafiki.He introduced his wife to his friends.
- Mke na mume walifanya kazi pamoja shambani.The wife and husband worked together on the farm.
Forms
mkewe (mke wake, his wife, written as one word)
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