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10 Language-to-English DictionariesYou
/juː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.
"You are going to love this new restaurant." - 2
Used to refer to a person or people in general.
"You never know what you might find at the market."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'ēow', the dative and accusative case plural of 'pū' (thou), originating from Proto-Germanic '*izwiz'. Over centuries, it expanded to serve as both singular and plural nominative, replacing 'thou' as the standard second-person pronoun by the early modern English period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "You" is said worldwide
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vous
Transliteration: vous
"Vous allez adorer ce nouveau restaurant."
du
Transliteration: doo
"Du wirst dieses neue Restaurant lieben."
tu
Transliteration: too
"Tu adorerai questo nuovo ristorante."
tú
Transliteration: too
"Tú vas a amar este nuevo restaurante."
você
Transliteration: voh-seh
"Você vai adorar este novo restaurante."
आप
Transliteration: aap
"आपको यह नया रेस्तरां पसंद आएगा।"
你
Transliteration: nǐ
"你会喜欢这家新餐厅。"
너
Transliteration: neo
"너는 이 새로운 식당을 좋아할 거야."
あなた
Transliteration: anata
"あなたはこの新しいレストランが好きになるでしょう。"
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