Word
ご主人 は お元気 です か。goshujin wa ogenki desu ka.
Meaning
Is your husband well?
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Breakdown of goshujin wa ogenki desu ka.
ですdesu
to be
はwa
topic particle
かka
question particle
元気genki
well; lively, vigorous; health
おo
honorific prefix
(ご)主人(go)shujin
husband
Note how, just as with 家内 the kanji in this word correspond to traditional gender roles.
The problem is that though among friends you can use 夫, in a less casual setting there's not currently really a good alternative to ご主人 to politely refer to someone else's husband.
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