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Personal Pronouns in Japanese
In this lesson we will learn how to use the personal pronoun swelling in Japanese.
Personal pronouns in Japanese
| English | Japanese | Way to use | ||
| I | watashi | わたし | 私 | Standard |
| watakushi | わたくし | 私 | Very formally | |
| boku | ぼく | 僕 | Only boy | |
| ore | おれ | 俺 | Only man, rough | |
| We | watashitachi | わたしたち | 私たち | Standard |
| wareware | われわれ | 我々 | Leader use this | |
| bokutachi | ぼくたち | 僕たち | only boys | |
| bokura | ぼくら | 僕 ら | only boys | |
| oretachi | おれたち | 俺たち | only men, rough | |
| orera | おれら | 俺ら | only men, rough | |
| Yoy (singular) | anata | あなた | Standard | |
| kime | きみ | 君 | To familiar person | |
| omae | おまえ | お前 | To lower rank person | |
| You (plural) | minasan | みなさん | 皆さん | Standard |
| anatatachi | あなたたち | A little haughty | ||
| kimitachi | きみたち | 君 たち | To familiar persons | |
| kimira | きみら | 君ら | To familiar persons | |
| omaetachi | おまえたち | お前たち | To lower rank persons | |
| omaera | おまえら | お前ら | To lower rank persons | |
| He | kare | かれ | 彼 | Target is a man |
| She | kanojo | かのじょ | 彼女 | Target is a woman |
| They | karera | かれら | 彼ら | Target is a group |
| kanojora | かのじょら | 彼女ら | Target is women | |
| kanojotachi | かのじょたち | 彼女たち | Target is women | |
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