pronouns! Flashcards
私
[わたくし]
I/me
(formal)
私
[わたし]
I/me
(polite & casual)
あたし
I/me
feminine childish
僕
[ぼく]
I/me
(masculine - polite & casual)
俺
[おれ]
I/me
(masculine casual)
貴方
[あなた]
you
(polite & casual)
君
[きみ]
you
(casual - used to call peers OR used between gf & bf affectionately)
(same Kanji as “kun”)
お前
[おまえ]
you
(casual - RUDE)
貴様
[きさま]
you
(casual - EXTREMELY RUDE)
あの人
that person
the common Japanese third person pronoun instead of saying “he/she”
彼
[かれ] he (polite - but hardly ever used) boyfriend (casual)
彼女
[かのじょ] she (polite - but hardly ever used) girlfriend (casual)
私達
[わたしたち]
we
(polite & casual)
[you ADD -達 to first person pronoun]
貴方達
[あなたたち]
you all
(polite & casual)
[you ADD -達 to second person pronoun]
貴方方
[あなたがた]
you all
(formal)
[you ADD -方 to second person pronoun]
彼ら
[かれら]
they (m)
(polite & casual)
[you ADD -ら to second person pronoun]
彼女ら
[かのじょら]
they (f)
(polite & casual)
[you ADD -ら to second person pronoun]
私の
[わたしの]
mine/my
貴方の
[あなたの]
yours/your
彼の
[かれの]
his
彼女の
[かのじょの]
hers/her
私達の
[わたしたちの]
our/ours
彼らの
[かれらの]
their/theirs