No. 9,171 in Swedish

exfrun

Exfrun: "The ex-wife."

In a sentence

Han träffade sin exfru på caféet igår.
He met his ex-wife at the café yesterday.
The term 'exfru' refers to one's former wife, commonly used in conversations to denote a previous spouse.
Min exfru och jag har fortfarande en god relation.
My ex-wife and I still have a good relationship.
Here, 'exfru' indicates a sense of continuation in the relationship between former spouses, focusing on amicability.
Exfrun är också bjuden till festen.
The ex-wife is also invited to the party.
In this case, 'exfrun' is used as a definite form ('the ex-wife'), and it represents someone formerly married to the implied referent.

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