Types of “I”

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Scott Estrada
Scott Estrada
5 years ago

In songs I often hear women using "boku." Is it that songs are made differently, (i.e to fit better musically) or is it that boku/watashi is more of a masculine or feminine way of speaking that could be separate from gender?

Sagun Maharjan
Sagun Maharjan
5 years ago

I have also heard わたくし in some animes. But I can't exactly figure out in which context it is used. Is it used by females to sound more polite or keigo?

Rasty
Rasty
5 years ago

Hello, i stopped receiving lessons via e-mail a week ago and this one was the last one i received.
Are the free lessons over (at 8/11) or i am experiencing a problem with my email?

Mores
Mores
5 years ago

Very useful as always. thanks

phillip
phillip
5 years ago

おれ、ラァメン 食べない

Unknown person in the world
Unknown person in the world
5 years ago

What about watakushi?

Anonymous
Anonymous
5 years ago

Watashi wa ramen tabemasen

Sanna
Sanna
5 years ago

Watashi wa ramen tabemasen

Suhaini Sudi
5 years ago

I've been to Japan before for Joint research collaboration. I heard my female labmate addressing herself as 'boku'. Is that common?

Frantic
Frantic
5 years ago

Minna-san, Frantic desu.
Boku, ramen takusan taberu!
Taberu mo?

Carol
Carol
5 years ago

I suddenly can't see your videos anymore :/ It always says
"We are sorry.
Due to its own privacy settings, this video cannot be played here."
I had this problem before but I could just fix it with klicking more than once on the link. But now that doesn't work anymore…

F
F
5 years ago

What kind of first person pronoun might one use if they are non-binary (neither male nor female)?

Sydney
Sydney
1 year ago
Reply to  F

I'm still quite new to Japanese so take what I say with a grain of salt, but from what I've heard "watashi" can be relatively gender-neutral. I personally might use "watashi" in a formal context and "boku" in an informal context, but again, I could be wrong about this.

Elias Valle
Elias Valle
4 years ago

僕ラーメンたべない。

Hazani
Hazani
4 years ago

Ore, raamen tabenai

きおく
きおく
4 years ago

ぼく、ラーメンたべない。

Andrea J Diaz
Andrea J Diaz
4 years ago

Watashi raamen tabenai

Malec
Malec
4 years ago

Boku ramen tabenai

Ofelia
Ofelia
4 years ago

Question!
How long has Japan evolved in the matter of gender identity? Is it safer to use what people often assume my gender is or can I use what I feel comfortable with like in other languages(referring to English and Swedish atm).

Would it be perceived disrespectful by me to use mens “boku” and “ore” as a feminine looking person?

Hoping to get an answer, so I know how I should be learning my Japanese. 🙂
/Swedish genderfluid person

PRATISHTH BAKHRU
PRATISHTH BAKHRU
4 years ago

TABEMASEN MASU WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE??

忠実な臣下
忠実な臣下
4 years ago

自分はラーメンが好みでござる