11. わたしに watashi ni (wah-tah-she-nee) to me
Ni (nee) に is a grammatical particle that can indicate that the preceding word is the indirect object of the action. In this instance ni changes "I" to "me" as in "to me" or "for me."
12. わたしの watashi no (wah-tah-she-no) my, mine
No (no) の is a grammatical particle that can change what precedes it to the possessive case. In this example, adding no to watashi changes "I" to "my" or "mine."
13. わたしたち / わたしたち の watashi-tachi / watashi-tachi no (wah-tah-she-tah-chee / wah-tah-she-tah-chee-no ) we / our, ours
Adding -tachi (-tah-chee) たち to personal pronouns ("I," "you," "she" etc.) makes them plural.
14. です desu (dess) am, is, are
Desu (dess) です is a polite word without meaning, but can be thought of as functioning like the verb "to be" in English. Neither desu nor any of its forms (see following page) are used by themselves, but they are as essential for making correct, complete sentences in Japanese as the English "I am," "you are," "he is," and so forth. The plain form of desu is da (dah) だ.
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