私(わたし)たち

わたしたち

pronoun

we; us

1. we; us; our group

Standard first-person plural pronoun. Polite enough for most situations: classroom, workplace, and public-facing speech. Inclusive when the listener is part of the group; otherwise refers to the speaker and others.

私(わたし)たちは学生(がくせい)です。

We are students.

日本(にほん)の文化(ぶんか)は私(わたし)たちの誇(ほこ)りだ。

Japanese culture is our pride.

今度(こんど)の週末(しゅうまつ)、私(わたし)たちは京都(きょうと)に旅行(りょこう)に行(い)く予定(よてい)です。

We're planning to travel to Kyoto this coming weekend.

Standard plural of 私(わたし) (I). Politeness-neutral and safe in nearly any context. Choice of first-person plural depends on speaker register and group composition.

First-person plurals

私(わたし)たち: we (standard, neutral)
私(わたくし)たち: we (very formal)
僕(ぼく)たち / 僕(ぼく)ら: we (masculine, casual to neutral)
俺(おれ)たち / 俺(おれ)ら: we (masculine, casual/rough)
うちら: we (feminine, casual)
我々(われわれ): we (formal speeches, in-group identity)

Usage

INCLUSIVE: includes the listener when context allows (私(わたし)たちで決(き)めよう Let's decide together).
EXCLUSIVE: excludes the listener in most narrative contexts (私(わたし)たちは昨日(きのう)映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)きました We went to a movie yesterday).

Common patterns

The possessive is 私(わたし)たちの (our). たち can attach to other personal nouns to mean 'and others' (先生(せんせい)たち the teachers).

Related Words

Synonym: 我々(われわれ) (formal/written "we")

Compare: 私(わたし)共(ども) (we)

Compare: 僕(ぼく)ら (we)

Compare: 私(わたくし)ども (we)

Compare: うちら (we)

general

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