Pronouns in Japanese
From Conservapedia
Japanese uses pronouns rarely, although there are many pronouns in Japanese, varying in degrees of formality. Women are also expected to use more formal pronouns than men.
- Ware - I, outdated, highly formal
- Waga - I,outdated, highly formal
- Watakushi - I, very formal
- Watashi - I, formal for men, average for women
- Atashi - I, slightly informal, female use
- Boku - Informal, male use only
- Ore - Highly informal, boastful, egotistic, male use only
- Anata - You, formal
- Kimi - You, average
- Kare - He
- Kanojo - Her
- Karera - They
- Atashitati - We, female
- Bokutati - We, male
- Wareware - We
Despite this wide variety of pronouns, Japanese is a pro-drop language where context is usually sufficient to determine who or what you are speaking of.
