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Grammar detail: use of 人 to refer to oneself

use of 人 to refer to oneself
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When expressing unpleasant feelings such as anger or a complaint, one can use
ひと
人
to refer to oneself.
ひと
人
をバカにするのもいい
かげん
加減
にしろ
!
Cut it out! Stop making fun of me!
ひと
人
の
うち
家
ででかい
つら
面
しやがって
!
How dare you act so arrogant in my home!
This sentence literally translates this way: “How dare you act so big in someone else’s home?” But of course the speaker really means “me,” which is to say “in my home.”
ひと
人
を
がんろう
玩弄
する
にも
ほど
程
がある
!
I’ve had enough! Stop making fun of me!
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Kanji used in this grammar

人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
加
カ   くわえる to add to   くわわる to join, to be added to   
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減
ゲン   へる become less   へらす reduce   
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家
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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面
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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玩
ガン    toy   
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弄
ロウ   play with; ridicule   もてあそぶ to play with   
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程
テイ   ほど extent   
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