we
Các nghĩa
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chúng tôi
Excluding the person(s) being addressed. (This is the exclusive we.)
We are here to arrest you.
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chúng ta
Including the person(s) being addressed. (This is the inclusive we.)
We need to have a talk, you and me.
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chúng tôi, chúng ta
The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.)
We will in due course state our reasons for publishing the name of the accused.
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Any other entity that the speaker is a part of or identifies with, such as place of employment or education, nation, region, language, etc.
I went to watch our school football match against Puddletown High. We lost 2-0.
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People in general.
We live and learn.
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trẫm
The sovereign alone in his or her capacity as monarch. (This is the royal we. The reflexive case of this sense of we is ourself.)
We are Queen of all these Isles.
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Everyone being addressed.
Good evening everyone. How are we all tonight?
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An individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given. (Sometimes called the nurse's we or the doctor's we.)
Hello Mrs Miggins. How are we feeling this morning?
Dạng khác
- ourself reflexive, singular