THE PRONOUN.
obdsan, "that old lady;" etc. Muko de, lit. "on the other side," i.e. "the other party," not infrequently represents " he " " she " or " they." Are, " that," is also sometimes used for "he" and "she," but it is not polite, and more often refers to things, i.e. it means " it."
[ 69. Like other nouns, indeed more frequently than other nouns, the so-called personal pronouns may take the plural suffixes mentioned on page 26. The following forms are sanctioned by usage :
watakushi-domo
boku-ra
sessha-domo
sessha-ra
olra (for ore-ra, very
vulgar) a no hlto-tacJn a no o kata-gata arc-ra (rude)
we.
they.
anata-gata
omae- [san]gata
omae-[san-]tachi
sensei-gata
danna-shu
danna-gata
kiini-tachi
kisama-tachl
r you.
temae-t(a)c}ii-ra
Observe, however, that wataknshi-domo is often used
for the singular, it being slightly humbler than watakushi.
- 70. Like other nouns, the so-called personal pronouns
may also be followed by postpositions. Thus, just as we
say
the parent of that child,"
so also do we say
watakushi no oya {"the parent of I," M of parent] i.e. " my parent."
omae no oya, "the parent of you," i.e. "your parent" (in addressing to an inferior); ano Into no oya, "the parent of that person," i.e. " his (or her) parent."
