fru

In a sentence

• Min fru och jag gick på bio i går kväll.

  My wife and I went to the cinema last night.

  In this sentence, 'fru' means 'wife', referring to the speaker's spouse.

• Den nya frun i berättelsen visade sig vara en mycket intressant karaktär.

  The new wife in the story turned out to be a very interesting character.

  Here, 'frun' also translates to 'wife' but is used in the context of a specific narrative or story.

• Jag såg på frun och tänkte att hon verkade mycket artig.

  I looked at the lady and thought she seemed very polite.

  In this sentence, 'frun' means 'lady' in a context that denotes respect or formality.