Japanese word

私たち

Pronunciation

Romajiwatashitachi

Meaning

  • pronounwe

Example

私たちは公園で遊びます。watashi ta chi wa kō en de aso bi ma su

We play in the park.

Illustration for 私たち (we)

More examples

明日は私たちと一緒に買い物に行きませんか。asu wa watashi ta chi to is sho ni ka i mono ni i ki ma se n ka

Would you like to go shopping with us tomorrow?

Core concept

It treats the speaker and at least one other person as a single group in the sentence.

Common phrases

  • 私たちと一緒にwatashi ta chi to is sho ni

    with us

  • 私たちの友達watashi ta chi no tomo dachi

    our friend

Similar words

僕たちbokutachi: It refers to a group including the speaker in casual speech, often used by boys or men.
俺たちoretachi: It refers to a group including the speaker in casual speech, often used by male speakers.
うちらuchira: It refers to the speaker and one or more others in very casual speech.

Definition in Japanese

話し手を含む複数の人を一つのまとまりとして指す代名詞。hana shi te o fuku mu fuku sū no hito o hito tsu no ma to ma ri to shi te sa su dai mei shi

Word origin

私たち (watashitachi) is formed from 私 (watashi, "I") and the group-forming suffix たち (tachi).

Usage tips

  • 私たち (watashitachi) corresponds to English we or us because Japanese uses the same form for both grammatical roles.

Other meanings

  • uspronoun

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