僕(ぼく)ら

ぼくら
pronoun
we; us (informal, masculine)
informalcommunication
1. we; us (informal, masculine)
A casual first-person plural pronoun typically used by males.
僕(ぼく)らは友達(ともだち)だ。
We're friends.
僕(ぼく)らの時代(じだい)にはスマホがなかった。
In our day, there were no smartphones.
僕(ぼく)らが力(ちから)を合(あ)わせれば、きっと何(なに)かを変(か)えられる。
If we join forces, we can surely change something.

Formed from 僕(ぼく) (I, masculine informal) + ら (plural suffix). A casual first-person plural pronoun most commonly used by boys, young men, and adult men in informal contexts. Very common in song lyrics, manga, anime, and casual speech among friends.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 私(わたし)たち: we — gender-neutral and more polite; the standard first-person plural
  • 俺(おれ)ら: we — rougher and more masculine than 僕(ぼく)ら
  • 我々(われわれ): we — formal and often used in speeches, official contexts
  • 僕(ぼく)たち: we — slightly more polite/formal than 僕(ぼく)ら but still masculine

Register

僕(ぼく)ら is distinctly informal. It would not be used in business settings or formal writing. The ら suffix is more casual than たち, making 僕(ぼく)ら feel more intimate than 僕(ぼく)たち.

Related Words

Compare: 私(わたし)たち (we)
Compare: 我々(われわれ) (we)
Compare: 私(わたくし)ども (we)
Compare: うちら (we)
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