Pluralizing Suffix
suffix
You'll see this attached to other words to make them plural. That's why it's called a pluralizing suffix.
たち
This is almost the same reading you learned with the kanji. Remember たつ? Well this is read たち. Here's a mnemonic to help you remember it:
If you want to pluralize something, touch (たち) it to something else. One egg touches another egg, well now they're eggs. Plural eggs! One friend? No. Touch them! Touch them right on the face. Now there are two friends. Plural friends! Thanks to the good ol' pluralizing suffix touch!
Oh, and don't type the 〜 out when writing the answer. It's just there to let you know that there's usually something attached to this word.
コウイチ達、一体どこに行ったんだろう。
I wonder where Koichi and the others went.
あそこのギャング達は、みんなビエトの兄弟分です。
Those gangs are all Viet's sworn brethren.
あなた達はまだ未成年でしょう。
Aren’t you still minors?