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Learning the Japanese Pronouns displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Japanese Pronouns |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | daimeishi - 代名詞 |
| I | watashi - 私 |
| you | anata - あなた |
| he | kare - 彼 |
| she | kanojo - 彼女 |
| we | watashi tachi - 私たち |
| they | karera - 彼ら |
| me | watashi wo - 私を |
| you | anata wo - あなたを |
| him | kare wo - 彼を |
| her | kanojo wo - 彼女を |
| us | watashi tachi wo - 私たちを |
| them | karera wo - 彼らを |
| my | watashi no - 私の |
| your | anata no - あなたの |
| his | kare no - 彼の |
| her | kanojo no - 彼女の |
| our | watashi tachi no - 私たちの |
| their | karera no - 彼らの |
| mine | watashi no mono - 私のもの |
| yours | anata no mono - あなたのもの |
| his | kare no mono - 彼のもの |
| hers | kanojo no mono - 彼女のもの |
| ours | watashi tachi no mono - 私たちのもの |
| theirs | karera no mono - 彼らのもの |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Japanese.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Japanese Pronouns |
|---|---|
| I speak | watashi wa hanashi masu - 私は話します |
| you speak | anata wa hanashi masu - あなたは話します |
| he speaks | kare wa hanashi masu - 彼は話します |
| she speaks | kanojo wa hanashi masu - 彼女は話します |
| we speak | watashi tachi wa hanashi masu - 私たちは話します |
| they speak | karera wa hanashi masu - 彼らは話します |
| give me | watashi ni kudasai - 私にください |
| anata ni age masu - あなたにあげます | |
| give him | kare ni age masu - 彼にあげます |
| give her | kanojo ni age masu - 彼女にあげます |
| give us | watashi tachi ni kudasai - 私たちにください |
| give them | karera ni age masu - 彼らにあげます |
| my book | watashi no hon - 私の本 |
| your book | anata no hon - あなたの本 |
| his book | kare no hon - 彼の本 |
| her book | kanojo no hon - 彼女の本 |
| our book | watashi tachi no hon - 私たちの本 |
| their book | karera no hon - 彼らの本 |
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