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we; us (informal, masculine)
A casual first-person plural pronoun typically used by males.
僕らは友達だ。
We're friends.
僕らの時代にはスマホがなかった。
In our day, there were no smartphones.
僕らが力を合わせれば、きっと何かを変えられる。
If we join forces, we can surely change something.
Formed from 僕 (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:
- 僕らの世代: our generation
- 僕らの時代: our era
- 僕らの仲間: our companions
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 私たち: we — gender-neutral and more polite; the standard first-person plural
- 俺ら: we — rougher and more masculine than 僕ら
- 我々: we — formal and often used in speeches, official contexts
- 僕たち: we — slightly more polite/formal than 僕ら but still masculine
REGISTER:
僕ら is distinctly informal. It would not be used in business settings or formal writing. The ら suffix is more casual than たち, making 僕ら feel more intimate than 僕たち.