► 代名詞
私 [わたくし] [liter] [polite] meaning: I rank: 1
☆ それは私個人の意見です ⇨ That’s my personal opinion (☛ More formal than “わたし”, used by both males and females)
私 [わたし] [polite] [男] meaning: I rank: 1
☆ 私はそうは思いません ⇨ I don’t think so (☛ Neutral and formal “I” for adult males)
私 [わたし] [女] meaning: I rank: 1
☆ 彼、私のことを大事にしてくれるの ⇨ He treats me very well (☛ The most common “I” for females of all ages, and for most situations except the most formal)
More examples:
- 私は単語の意味をインターネットで調べた ⇨ I looked up the meaning of a word on Internet
- 私達は敵を欺くために芝居を打った ⇨ We stage the whole thing to trick our enemy
- 私達は御古の子供服を交換し合った ⇨ We traded used kids clothes, hand-me-downs
- 私は固めの御飯が好きだ ⇨ I like rice cooked on the hard side
- 私の最愛の子供達 ⇨ My most beloved children
- 彼の無責任な行動のせいで私達はひどい迷惑を被った ⇨ We have received, suffered, tremendous problems because of his irresponsible actions
- ここが私の部屋だ ⇨ This is my room
- 私にあんな親がいたらどんなに良かっただろうに ⇨ How great it would’ve been if I had had parents like that
- 私は数日分の着替えを持って来た ⇨ I brought a few days worth of clothes
- 私達は全ての条件を総合的に検討して判断する ⇨ We decide by examining the all the conditions as a whole, looking at the big picture
- 私達はそう安安とは引き下がらない ⇨ We won’t back down that easily
- 私達は悪循環を断ち切らなくてはいけない ⇨ We need to sever, break, this vicious circle
- 私は胃腸が弱い ⇨ My digestive system is weak
- 私達は電車で移動した ⇨ We traveled by train
- 私には彼の本音は推察出来ない ⇨ I cannot guess how he really feels