How to Say ‘Our sin’ in Japanese
私たちの罪
watashi tachi no tsumi
[wah-tah-shee tah-chee noh tsoo-mee]
💬 Usage Tip: [の] shows possession, like “of” or apostrophe-s. So [私たちの罪] is literally “the sin of us.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often uses [の] everywhere—once you notice it, you will see it connecting nouns all the time.
Phrase Breakdown
私たち
watashi tachi
we; us
Refers to the speaker and others.
私たちは学生です。
We are students.
Words in this phrase
私
watashi
[wah-tah-shee]
I; me; we
私 means I or me; with たち it becomes we.
私はまいにちいのる。
I pray every day.
たち
tachi
[tah-chee]
plural marker
Makes a person word plural.
こどもたちがあそぶ。
The children play.
の
no
[noh]
of
Particle showing possession or connection, like of or 's.
わたしのほんです。
It is my book.
罪
tsumi
[tsoo-mee]
sin
A religious word meaning sin or wrongdoing before God.
つみをかみさまにこくはくする。
Confess sin to God.
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