No. 399 in Norwegian
kone
Wife.
In a sentence
Min kone og jeg dro på ferie sammen.
My wife and I went on vacation together.
Here, 'kone' is used to refer to 'wife', indicating a female spouse in a marital relationship.
De snakket om kongen og hans kone.
They talked about the king and his wife.
In this context, 'kone' is used to mean 'wife', indicating the spouse of a male royal figure.
Han fortalte at han hadde en kone som bodde i en annen by.
He said that he had a wife who lived in another city.
The word 'kone' here again denotes 'wife', referring to the spouse in a marriage.
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