We with -ra
Word sets, Stage 3chunk 18 of 19Pronouns
Lets you make casual plurals and hear the we-words in songs.
- -raplural ending for people (casual)
- bokurawe; us (boys and men)
- orerawe; us (men, rough)
- uchirawe; us (casual)
Mix-ups -ra sounds rougher than -tachi; bokura is softer than orera.
-ra
polite -tachi
plural ending for people (casual)
Added to pronouns and names for 'and the others': karera, bokura, tanaka-ra.
Rougher than -tachi on most words; karera (they) is neutral.
karera mo kuru tte
They said they're coming too.
彼らも来るって
karera mo kuru sou desu
I hear they're coming too.
彼らも来るそうです
Written 〜ら · ら · 〜たちRank #1304 in 3,030 TV dramas
bokura
we; us (boys and men)
Casual male 'we', softer than orera; very common in songs.
bokura, mou otona da yo
We're grown-ups now.
僕ら、もう大人だよ
bokura wa mou otona desu
We're adults now.
僕らはもう大人です
Written 僕ら · ぼくらRank #1464 in 3,030 TV dramas
orera
polite watashitachi
we; us (men, rough)
orera de nantoka shiyou ze
Let's sort it out ourselves.
俺らでなんとかしようぜ
watashitachi de nantoka shimashou
Let's sort it out ourselves.
私たちでなんとかしましょう
Written 俺ら · おれら · 私たちRank #1795 in 3,030 TV dramas
uchira
polite watashitachi
we; us (casual)
Young women's and western Japan's casual 'we'.
uchira, zutto tomodachi da yo ne
We'll always be friends, right?
うちら、ずっと友達だよね
Written うちら · 私たちRank #2859 in 3,030 TV dramas