友達

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 友達と映画を見ました。▶ —
   I watched a movie with a friend.
2. 日本人の友達がいますか。▶ —
   Do you have Japanese friends?

Collocations

Mnemonic

友達 tomodachi — 友 (friend) + 達 (plural/human marker). Used as both singular and plural. The more formal 親友 (shinyuu) means "close friend".

Quick check

1. How do you say "I have a friend" in Japanese?

   • 友達がいます (correct)
   • 友達があります (wrong, used for objects)
   • 友達です (= "I am a friend")
   • 友達ます (ungrammatical)