| I; me | (plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(我們) | 我 | 們 | |
| simp.(我们) | 我 | 们 | |
| alternative forms | 我ㄇTaiwan slang | ||
我們
我們/我们 (wǒmen) can be used in both formal or colloquial speech and can either include or exclude the person being spoken to. In Northern China,我們/我们 (wǒmen) is generally used in the exclusive sense while咱們/咱们 (zánmen) is used for the inclusive sense.
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | — | 我 (wǒ) | 我們/我们 (wǒmen) |
| inclusive | 咱們/咱们 (zánmen) | ||
| 2nd person | male/indefinite | 你 (nǐ) | 你們/你们 (nǐmen) |
| female | 妳/你 (nǐ) | 妳們/你们 (nǐmen) | |
| deity | 祢 (nǐ) | 祢們/祢们 (nǐmen) | |
| polite | 您 (nín) | 你們/你们 (nǐmen) 您們/您们 (nínmen) | |
| 3rd person | male/indefinite | 他 (tā) | 他們/他们 (tāmen) |
| female | 她 (tā) | 她們/她们 (tāmen) | |
| deity | 祂 (tā) | 祂們/祂们 (tāmen) | |
| polite | 怹 (tān) | 他們/他们 (tāmen) 怹們/怹们 (tānmen) | |
| animal | 牠/它 (tā) | 牠們/它们 (tāmen) | |
| inanimate | 它 (tā) | 它們/它们 (tāmen) | |