"Do you know his cousin's wife?"

Translation: Znáš ženu jeho bratrance?

[venik212]

For wife, DL sometimes uses žena and sometimes manželka. How can we tell which one is appropriate in a given situation?

[VladaFu]

Both are appropriate in any social situation.

[ali940239]

Znáš ženu svého bratrance....... může být?

[VladaFu]

No, svůj refers to the subject of the sentence so that would mean: Do you know the wife of your cousin?

[Kamila545131]

Znás jeho bratrance zenu was not accepted, why is that?

[AgnusOinas]

You can't do that, it's confusing and sounds like "Do you know his cousin, wife?"

The order needs to be as in "the wife of his cousin", with the genitive "jeho bratrance" placed after the noun it modifies (ženu/wife).