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Japanese is notorious for not having a fixed set of pronouns, and in many cases people just refer to each other (and to themselves) by their proper names.
by pezezin 3y ago
Japanese is notorious for not having a fixed set of pronouns, and in many cases people just refer to each other (and to themselves) by their proper names.
- midoridensha 3y agoHuh? Japanese certainly does have regular pronouns: "he" is "kare", "she" is "kanojo", "them" is "karera". People refer to themselves as "watashi" (more formal), "boku" (informal, usually men), and "ore" (very informal). People referring to each other with proper names is done with last names, and in formal settings; it's no different than referring to your boss as "Mr. Jones" (though modern Americans just aren't that formal any more, but they were decades ago). I've never heard of anyone in normal speech referring to themselves by their own name.