expression, pre-noun adjectival
Pre-noun adjectival phrase meaning 'our', used before a noun to indicate possession or association with the speaker's group. Often carries a sense of pride or familiarity, as in 'our team' or 'our company'.
Let's sing the school song of our alma mater.
Our team will win the championship this year for sure.
Standard kanji-kana spelling; 我ら is the common plural form of 我.
Alternative spelling using 等 for the plural suffix; less common than 我らが.
Rare kanji form using 吾; it is rarely used.
Combination of 我ら (ware-ra, 'we') and the archaic possessive particle が (ga). The form 我ら is the plural of 我 (ware, 'I, oneself'), with the suffix ら indicating plurality. The possessive が is an older genitive particle still found in fixed expressions and place names.