兄は私より背が高い
My older brother is taller than me.
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Example sentences
My friend is very kind.
どんなに謝られても、私は彼の嘘を許すことができなかった。
No matter how much he apologized, I could not forgive his lie.
この靴は私には少し小さい。
These shoes are a bit small for me.
私は毎日学校へ行きます。
I go to school every day.
私の父は医者です。
My father is a doctor.
私は猫が大好きです。
I love cats.
風邪を引いた父の代わりに、私が買い物に行った。
Instead of my father who caught a cold, I went shopping.
彼はまさに私が探していた人物だ。
He is exactly the person I was looking for.
私はお母さんに手紙を書きました。
I wrote a letter to my mother.
Usage Notes
The most common first-person pronoun in modern Japanese, used by both men and women. More formal than 俺 (ore) or 僕 (boku). The reading わたくし is more formal than わたし.
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