ma future femme
The English phrase "my future wife" is translated into French as ma future femme.
This phrase refers to a woman that a person is engaged to or intends to marry.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of ma (my), future (future) and femme (wife/woman).
Which one should you use?
While ma future femme describes the role, ma fiancée is the standard way to refer to a woman one is currently engaged to. You may also use the phrase Celle qui sera ma femme to mean "the one who will be my wife".
How does it change in a sentence?
Because femme is a feminine noun, the possessive adjective must be the feminine ma rather than the masculine mon.
Did you know?
- The word femme shares its ancient roots with words for 'nursing' or 'breastfeeding' in Proto-Indo-European.
- While you can say ma future femme, using it too early in a relationship might make you appear overconfident or overly certain about your marriage compared to using ma fiancée.
- In many regional languages of France, the word for 'woman' or 'wife' is a close relative of the standard French femme, appearing as fame in Norman or femna in Occitan.
Examples in context
- Puis-je vous présenter ma future femme ?May I introduce you to my future wife?This sentence is useful for practicing how to introduce ma future femme to others.Tatoeba #7809820 by felix63, translation #9105281 by Lebensfreude
- J'attends avec impatience le jour où ma future épouse dira "oui".I eagerly await the day when my future wife will say "yes".
- Je suis très heureux de vous présenter ma future femme.I am very happy to introduce my future wife to you.
- Ma future femme arrive demain pour la cérémonie.My future wife arrives tomorrow for the ceremony.
Example conversation
Gabriel is showing a photo to Chloé.
- GabrielRegarde, c'est ma future femme !Look, this is my future wife!
- ChloéElle est vraiment très jolie.She is really very pretty.
- GabrielMerci, elle est aussi très gentille.Thank you, she is also very kind.
- ChloéFélicitations à vous deux, Gabriel.Congratulations to both of you, Gabriel.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries femme, ma, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
