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when can I use 僕って instead of 僕は?
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It depends.
In case when you tell about nature or characteristics of people, you can mostly use 僕って instead of 僕は。
For example, the following two sentences mean the same.
僕って、真面目なんだ。
僕は、真面目なんだ。
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僕は is a subject.
僕って is also a subject but it contains other nuances, I think.
1.more kids like.
ex) bokutte yasashii./I'm a kind person.
(僕って やさしい。)
2.use with ‘desho?’→include the nuances kind of ‘you know that’
ex)bokutte yasashii desho./you know that I'm a kind person.
3.emphasis ‘boku’.
normally we use ‘僕って’ only in conversation, not use for writing.
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