View source for 我が

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanjitab|わ|yomi=k|alt=吾が,我}}

===Etymology===
Originally a compound of {{compound|ja|我|tr1=wa|t1=I, me|pos1=archaic|が|tr2=ga|pos2=particle}}. Now [[fossilize]]d into a single term.<ref>{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref> Note that {{lang|ja|が}} in modern Japanese is used as the [[nominative]] or [[subject]] particle; in ancient Japanese, it was used as a [[possessive]] particle between two nouns, a usage still seen in some limited phrases, particularly in place names.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|わが|acc=1}}

===Adnominal===
{{ja-pos|adnominal|わが}}

# {{lb|ja|archaic|now|literary}} [[my]]
#: {{ja-usex-inline|'''我が'''妻|'''わが''' つま|'''my''' wife}}
#* {{quote-book|ja|date=Nov 7 2014|publisher=w:Wizards of the Coast|chapter={{ja-r|linkto=-|黄%金のたてがみのジャザル|^おう%ごん の ^たてがみ の ^ジャザル|Jazal Goldmane}}|trans-title=Commander|title=ja:統率者}}
#*: {{ja-usex|'''我が'''王として、あの方は私の勇%気の源%泉である。'''我が'''兄として、あの方は私の願%望を体%現する者である。|'''^わが''' おう と して、あの かた は わたし の ゆう%き の げん%せん で ある。'''^わが''' あに と して、あの かた は わたし の がん%ぼう を たい%げん する もの で ある。|As '''my''' king, he is the source of my courage. As '''my''' elder brother, he is the embodiment of my aspirations.}}
# {{lb|ja|archaic|now|literary}} [[our]]
#: {{ja-usex-inline|'''我が'''国|'''わが''' くに|'''our''' country}}

====Usage notes====
This is a [[fossilized]] phrase, and usage is somewhat restricted. Carries [[old-fashioned]] [[connotation]]s, and suggests a [[favorable]] view of the following noun. When used in reference to an organization, the speaker must be a member of that organization.

====Derived terms====
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* {{ja-r|我が国|わがくに}}: our country
* {{ja-r|我が家|わがや}}; {{ja-r|我が家|わが いえ}}; {{ja-r|我が家|わが え}}: my / our [[home]], [[house]], [[household]]
* {{ja-r|我が社|わがしゃ}}: my / our [[company]]
* {{ja-r|吾%輩|わが%はい}}: [[I]], [[me]]
* {{ja-r|我が子|わがこ}}: my children, one's own children
* {{ja-r|わがまま}}: selfish, autocratic
* {{ja-r|我が世の春|わが よ の はる}}: heyday
* {{ja-r|我が身|わがみ}} oneself
* {{ja-r|我が物|わがもの}}: one's own possession
* {{ja-r|我が物%顔|わがもの%がお}} acting like one owns the place
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===See also===
* {{ja-r|我ら|われら}}
* {{ja-r|君が代|^きみ が ^よ}}

===References===
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