"Jag har redan en fru."

Translation: I already have a wife.

[deactivated user]

But thanks for the offer?

[NevilleJam]

Yes... this is the second most common sentence in the Swedish language.

[DrMicroChem]

What is the first?

[FunSprint]

Jag har redan en man

[Nahhhhdia]

I found the order of these sentences amusing and especially useful if ever I were a man in Sweden being picked up by a woman or if I were single in Sweden.
The previous sentence to this one was " Kommer du ofta hit?" Thanks for upping the dating game, Duo!

[Luca_Cast]

Shouldn't "I have already a wife" be accepted? Is it not correct English?

[Jupp993513]

I just had the same question

[Thor_The_Epic]

"I have a wife already" or "I already have a wife" should both work for this. The "I have already" structure works when followed by a verb (I have already done that) but sounds very unnatural when followed by a noun, or at least that's the case where I'm from (Midwest America)

[basiliotimpanaro]

Me too

[KinGz7]

Will it be correct saying ( jag redan har en fru.)?

[pereskia]

No, verb goes in second position.

[Jupp993513]

Sometimes I struggle here with the order of the English words...

[razvan252]

Kan vi ha fru?
Nej, vi har fru hemma.
Fru hemma:

[Pouncingpuma7]

Just can't keep them away