Second-Person Pronouns: お前
The Tofugu Podcast: Japan and Japanese Language
English - May 28, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 470 ratingsEducation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Japanese second-person pronoun, お前 (omae), has different sides to its personality, just like other personal pronouns.
This is the third episode of our Japanese second-person pronoun series. In this episode, the Tofugu crew, comprised of Kanae, Mami, and Rachel, discuss the various nuances of お前. This includes how grandpas and grandmas sometimes use it as a way to show affection to kids, especially those hiding in bamboo or peaches in Japanese folklore.