| ___ @Pronouns |
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| Why so many pronouns? |
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| From a strict grammar point of view the words below are actually nouns. They are classified as pronouns only because of their meaning. Keep in mind however that depending on the context 私 watashi can be the equivalent of "I, me, my or mine" and 彼 kare can be the equivalent of "he, him, his, she or her". |
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| 私 watashi I | myself |
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| ぼく (僕) boku I [male] |
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| 私達 watashitachi|watakushitachi we |
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| 私共 watakushidomo we, us (humble) |
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| あなた anata you |
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| あなたがた anatagata you (plural) |
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| 君 kimi you (familiar) 君 [honorific] |
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| 君達 kimitachi you (plural familiar) |
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| 彼 kare he 彼 [he|she] |
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| 彼女 kanojo she |
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| 彼ら [彼等] karera they =Fr. ils |
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| 彼女ら kanojora they =Fr. elles |
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| 各自 kakuji everyone 各 [each] | 自 [self] |
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