WE 我們吾等
SPEAKER'S GROUP. [GRAMMAR]
Modern Chinese Criteria
我們
我等
咱
咱們
吾等
吾人
吾儕
吾輩
吾曹
吾屬
Words (36 items)
我 wǒ OC: ŋaalʔ MC: ŋɑ 191 Attributions
- Word relations
- Ant: 彼/OTHER
- Contrast: 朕/WE
- Oppos: 予/EGO
Yǔ2 予／余 is personal and often autobiographical, speaking of the author in the past. It became a preferred pronoun used by poets. - Oppos: 子/YOU/PLUR
- Oppos: 寇/ENEMY
Kòu 寇 is an enemy of the state, often a foreigner. - Oppos: 天下/ALL
Tiān xià 天下 is a quantifying noun phrase that refers universally to all mankind. >>NOMINAL; COLLECTIVE
- Syntactic words
- nprowe, our party; we for our part
- npro(.adN)ours (exocentric pronoun with omitted nominal head) [師少於我 "that army is less in number than ours"]
- npro+Vtinclusiveus (including the audience)
- npro+V{PRED}contrastivewe
- npro.adNour, our party's
- npro.adNinclusiveour (including yours)
- npro.adNmarkedour
- npro.postVtus; our party (which is also yours)
- npro.postVtpivotpivot: I
- npro=N我二人
- npro[adN]territoryour territory (inclusive)
- nproexclusivewe (excluding you, my audience)
- nproinclusivewe (including the audience)
- npropartyour party, we (as opposed to others); we (Shang)
吾 wú OC: ŋaa MC: ŋuo̝ 41 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nprowe
- npro.adNour
- npro.adNmarkedour
- npro=Nwe, the N
予 yú OC: la MC: ji̯ɤ 21 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npro+Vtpreposed pronominal object: us
- npro.adNexclusiveour (often not that of the audience) CHECK CAREFULLY ALL THE EXAMPLES!
- npro.postVtexclusiveus (often excluding the audience addressed) CHECK CAREFULLY ALL THE EXAMPLES!
- nproexclusivewe (personally, often excluding you my audience) 予二人, CHECK CAREFULLY ALL THE EXAMPLES!
之 zhī OC: kljɯ MC: tɕɨ 11 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npro.postVtus 用之則行"When they use us then we engage in public action"
朕 zhèn OC: rlɯmʔ MC: ɖim 10 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npro.adNexclusive/authoritativewe, the rulers
- npro.adNinclusiveauthoritative/solemn: my/our (朕考 "my ancestor" is PERHAPS best understood as "my(and thus more indirectly your) ancestor". It is as if this ancestry is not just a personal matter. The King respresents his community. His ancestors are "our ancestors" of the Zho1u people.)
- nproinclusivewe (represented by me)
我等 wǒ děng OC: ŋaalʔ k-lɯɯŋʔ MC: ŋɑ təŋ 9 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpro.adNour
- NPpro.postVtus
- NPpro=Nappositionwe, the N (first person plural pronoun followed by an apposition which specifies the scope of the plural)
- NPpropluralwe
群臣 qún chén OC: ɡlun ɡjiŋ MC: gi̯un dʑin 7 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-npro2.][post=npro1]we, your servants; we the servants of our lord
吾儕 wú chái OC: ŋaa dzriid MC: ŋuo̝ ɖʐɣɛi 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpronominalwe
余 yú OC: la MC: ji̯ɤ 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nprowe??
- npro.adNN=physicalour
- nprodualiswe twoDS
敝 bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 4 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- v[adN1.][post=npro1:]adN2our
二臣 èr chén OC: njis ɡjiŋ MC: ȵi dʑin 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-N][your] two subjects
- NP[post-npro2.][post=npro1]we, the two of us
我人 wǒ rén MC: ngaX nyin OC: ŋaalʔ njin 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpro哀我人斯"alas for us": weCH
其 qí OC: ɡɯ MC: gɨ 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npro.adNour
敝邑 bì yì OC: beds qrɯb MC: biɛi ʔip 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPmetonymyour city> our state> we (see 我敝邑）
小子 xiǎo zǐ OC: smewʔ sklɯʔ MC: siɛu tsɨ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NP[post=npro1]we little ones
臣 chén MC: dzyin OC: ɡjiŋ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- npostVtyour humble servantsCH
吾儕小人 wú chái xiǎo rén OC: ŋaa dzriid smewʔ njin MC: ŋuo̝ ɖʐɣɛi siɛu ȵin 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPpronominalwe insignificant people
吾曹 wú cáo OC: ŋaa dzuu MC: ŋuo̝ dzɑu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPprowe; the two of us
我等輩 wǒ děng bèi OC: ŋaalʔ k-lɯɯŋʔ pɯɯls MC: ŋɑ təŋ puo̝i 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPprofirst person plural pronoun
吾二臣 wú èr chén OC: ŋaa njis ɡjiŋ MC: ŋuo̝ ȵi dʑin 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPpronominalwe, your two subjects
我曹 wǒ cáo OC: ŋaalʔ dzuu MC: ŋɑ dzɑu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPprous
婢子 bì zǐ OC: beʔ sklɯʔ MC: biɛ tsɨ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-npro2.][post=npro1]we
- NPpronominalwe, your servants
有司 yǒu sī OC: ɢʷɯʔ sqlɯ MC: ɦɨu sɨ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NP[post=npro1]we, the officials in charge
諸臣 zhū chén OC: klja ɡjiŋ MC: tɕi̯ɤ dʑin 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-npro2.][post=npro1]we, your humble servants
寡 guǎ OC: kʷraaʔ MC: kɣɛ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- vadNour
戎 róng OC: njuŋ MC: ȵuŋ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- npronominalwe, the Rong
我輩 wǒ bèi MC: ngaX pwojH OC: ŋaalʔ pɯɯls 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPpropluralweDS
我敝邑 wǒ bì yì OC: ŋaalʔ beds qrɯb MC: ŋɑ biɛi ʔip 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPpronominalformal: my/our wretched state; us
寡德 guǎ dé OC: kʷraaʔ tɯɯɡ MC: kɣɛ tək 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VP[adN]pronominalwe, poor in virtue
吾屬 wú shǔ OC: ŋaa djoɡ MC: ŋuo̝ dʑi̯ok 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpronominalwe
陪臣 péi chén OC: bɯɯ ɡjiŋ MC: buo̝i dʑin 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-npro2.][post=npro1]we, your accompanying servants
二三臣 èr sān chén OC: njis saam ɡjiŋ MC: ȵi sɑm dʑin 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NP[post-npro2.][post=npro1]we, your sundy servants
愚鄙 yú bǐ OC: ŋo prɯʔ MC: ŋi̯o pi 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VP[adN.][post=npro1:]postVtus
Click here to add pinyin MC: OC: 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npostVtyour humble servantsCH
本 běn OC: pɯɯnʔ MC: puo̝n 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nadNour 本土 "our territory"
我身 wǒ shēn OC: ŋaalʔ qhjin MC: ŋɑ ɕin 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpronominalwe; the two of us