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Pronouns in Japanese (view source)

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==Grammar==

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~~===Pronouns===~~

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~~There are many pronouns in Japanese, varying in degrees of formality. Women are also expected to use more formal pronouns than men.~~

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*Ware - I, outdated, highly formal

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Very few pronouns are used in Japanese (see also [[Korean]]), as context is considered sufficient. Foreigners usually ask how to say "you" in Japanese, not realizing that the use of ''Anata'' can easily arouse offense.

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*Waga - I,outdated, highly formal

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*Watakushi - I, very formal

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*Watashi - I, formal for men, average for women

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*Atashi - I, slightly informal

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*Boku - Informal, male use only

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*Ore - Highly informal, offensive

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*Anata - You, formal

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*Kimi - You, average

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~~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.

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