► 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:
- 私の妻 ⇨ My wife
- 私達はどちらも初婚です ⇨ Both of us married for the first time. This is the first marriage for both of us
- 私は自分を売り込むのが苦手だ ⇨ I’m not good at promoting myself
- 私の肌はとても敏感だ ⇨ My skin is very sensitive
- 私達は知らせを受け取ってすぐさま現場に駆けつけた ⇨ We got the news and immediately rushed to the scene
- 私はどんな状況でも彼が取り乱したのを見たことが無い ⇨ I’ve never seen him lose control under any circumstance
- 私にはもったいないお褒めの言葉 ⇨ Words of praise I am not worthy of
- 私は経済学の講義を聴講した ⇨ I listened to a lecture of economics
- 私はコーヒーに砂糖入れない ⇨ I don’t put sugar in coffee
- 私は急に目眩がした ⇨ I suddenly felt dizzy
- 私がお話したかった事は以上です ⇨ This is all I would have liked to talk you about
- 私達は選りすぐった素材のみを使っている ⇨ We only use carefully selected ingredients
- 彼と私はよく話が合う ⇨ He and I can have good conversations. We have similar interests and sensibilities. We get along well
- 彼は私財をなげうって野生動物保護区を作った ⇨ He built a wild animal sanctuary using his own money
- 私達は旅行を取り止めた ⇨ We canceled the trip