How to Say ‘We’ in Japanese
私たち
watashi tachi
[wah-tah-shee tah-chee]
💬 Usage Tip: [私たち] means “we” or “us.” [たち] makes it plural: literally “I + group.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Japanese often omits pronouns when context is clear, so [私たち] is used when the speaker wants to be explicit.
Phrase Breakdown
私
watashi
[wah-tah-shee]
I; me; we (formal/literary base)
The base word for 'I' or 'private.' In 私たち, it combines with たち to mean 'we.'
私の名前は田中です。
My name is Tanaka.
たち
tachi
[tah-chee]
plural marker
Added to words referring to people to make them plural, as in 私たち meaning 'we.'
子どもたちが公園で遊びます。
The children play in the park.
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