you

you  (y)

pron.

1. Used to refer to the one or ones being addressed: I'll lend you the book. You shouldn't work so hard. See Regional Notes at you-all, you-uns.

2. Used to refer to an indefinitely specified person; one: You can't win them all.

3. Nonstandard Used reflexively as the indirect object of a verb: You might want to get you another pair of shoes. See Note at me.

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[Middle English, from Old English ow, dative and accusative of g, ye, you; see yu- in Indo-European roots.]

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you [juː (unstressed) jʊ]

pron (subjective or objective)

1. refers to the person addressed or to more than one person including the person or persons addressed but not including the speaker you know better the culprit is among you

2. Also one refers to an unspecified person or people in general you can't tell the boys from the girls

3. Chiefly US a dialect word for yourself or yourselves when used as an indirect object you should get you a wife now

n

1. Informal the personality of the person being addressed or something that expresses it that hat isn't really you

you know what or who a thing or person that the speaker cannot or does not want to specify

[Old English ēow, dative and accusative of gē ye¹; related to Old Saxon eu, Old High German iu, Gothic izwis]

Usage: See at me¹

Translations

you [juː] PRON

Note that subject pronouns are used less in Spanish than in English - mainly for emphasis or to avoid ambiguity.

1. (sing)

1.1. (familiar) (= as subject) → tú; (as direct/indirect object) → te; (after prep) → ti
what do you think about it? → ¿y tú que piensas?
you and I will go → iremos tú y yo
you're very strong → eres muy fuerte
you don't understand me → no me entiendes
I know you → te conozco
I'll send you a postcard → te mandaré una postal
I gave the letter to you yesterday → te di la carta ayer
I gave it to you → te lo di
I told you to do it → te dije a ti que lo hicieras, es a ti a quien dije que lo hicieras
it's for you → es para ti
she's taller than you → es más alta que tú
can I come with you → ¿puedo ir contigo?

1.2. (formal) (= as subject) → usted, Ud, Vd; (as direct object) → lo/la, le(Sp); (as indirect object) → le; (after prep) → usted, Ud, Vd
you're very kind → es usted muy amable
I saw you, Mrs Jones → la vi, señora Jones
I gave you the keys → le di las llaves

Change le to se before a direct object pronoun:

I gave it to you → se lo di
I gave them to you → se las di
this is for you → esto es para usted
they're taller than you → son más altos que usted

2. (pl)

2.1. (familiar) (= as subject) → vosotros/as(Sp), ustedes(LAm); (as direct object) → os(Sp), los/las(LAm); (as indirect object) → os(Sp), les(LAm); (after prep) → vosotros/as(Sp), ustedes(LAm)
you've got kids but we haven't → vosotros tenéis hijos pero nosotros no
you're sisters, aren't you? → vosotras sois hermanas, ¿no?
you have all been here before → todos(vosotros)habéis estado aquí antes
you all know why we are here → todos sabéis por qué estamos aquí
you stay here, and I'll go and get the key → (vosotros)quedaos aquí, que yo iré a por la llave
I know you both → yo os conozco a los dos
I gave it to you → os lo di
I gave them to you → os los di
I'd like to speak to you → quiero hablar con vosotros
I live upstairs from you → vivo justo encima de vosotros
they've done it better than you → lo han hecho mejor que vosotros
they'll go without you → irán sin vosotros

2.2. (formal) (= as subject) → ustedes, Uds, Vds; (as direct object) → los/las, les(Sp); (as indirect object) → les; (after prep) → ustedes, Uds, Vds
you are very kind → son ustedes muy amables
are you brothers? → ¿son(ustedes)hermanos?
may I help you? → ¿puedo ayudarlos?
I gave you the keys → les di las llaves

Change les to se before a direct object pronoun:

I gave it to you → se lo di
I gave them to you → se las di
we arrived after you → llegamos después de ustedes

3. (general)

When you means "one" or "people" in general, the impersonal se is often used:

you can't do that → no se puede hacer eso, eso no se hace, eso no se permite
you can't smoke here → no se puede fumar aquí, no se permite fumar aquí, se prohíbe fumar aquí
when you need one it's not here → cuando se necesita uno no está aquí
you never know; you never can tell → nunca se sabe

A further possibility is uno:

you never know whether → uno nunca sabe si ...

Impersonal constructions are also used:

you need to check it every day → hay que comprobarlo cada día, conviene comprobarlo cada día
you must paint it → hace falta pintarlo
fresh air does you good → el aire puro(te)hace bien

4. (phrases and special uses) you Spaniards → vosotros los españoles
you doctors! → ¡vosotros, los médicos!
between you and me → entre tú y yo
you fool! → ¡no seas tonto!
that's lawyers for you! → ¡para que te fíes de los abogados!
there's a pretty girl for you! → ¡mira que chica más guapa!
if I were or was you → yo que tú, yo en tu lugar
you there! → ¡oye, tú!
that dress just isn't you → ese vestido no te sienta bien
poor you!, poor old you!, you poor old thing! → ¡pobrecito!

YOU

When translating you, even though you often need not use the pronoun itself, you will have to choose between using familiar tú/vosotros verb forms and the polite usted/ustedes ones.

• In Spain, use tú and the plural vosotros/vosotras with anyone you call by their first name, with children and younger adults. Use usted/ustedes with people who are older than you, those in authority and in formal contexts.

• In Latin America usage varies depending on the country and in some places only the usted forms are used. Where the tú form does exist, only use it with people you know very well. In other areas vos, used with verb forms that are similar to the vosotros ones, often replaces tú. This is standard in Argentina and certain Central American countries while in other countries it is considered substandard. Use ustedes for all cases of you in the plural.

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you [ˈjuː ju jə] pron

(subject, familiar form) → tu; (polite form) → vous; (plural) → vous
Do you like football? → Tu aimes le football?
you French people → vous autres Français
You people French enjoy your food → Vous autres Français, vous aimez bien manger.
you and I → toi et moi
You and I will go → Toi et moi, nous irons.

(object, direct, indirect, familiar form) → te, t' before verb starting with a vowel; (polite form) → vous
I know you → Je te connais.
Can I help you? → Est-ce que je peux vous aider?
I gave it to you → Je te l'ai donné.

(stressed, familiar form) → toi; (polite form) → vous
I told YOU to do it, Matthew → C'est à toi que j'ai dit de le faire, Matthew.

(after preposition, familiar form) → toi; (polite form) → vous
It's for you → C'est pour toi.
I'll come with you → Je viens avec toi.
She's younger than you → Elle est plus jeune que vous.

(impersonal) (= one) → on
You never know → On ne sait jamais.
Fresh air does you good
BUT L'air frais fait du bien.

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you

pron

(German familiar form) (sing) (nom) → du; (acc) → dich; (dat) → dir; (pl) (nom) → ihr; (acc, dat) → euch; (German polite form: sing, pl) (nom, acc) → Sie; (dat) → Ihnen; all of you (pl) → ihr alle/Sie alle; I want all of you (sing) → ich will dich ganz; if I were you → wenn ich du/Sie wäre, an deiner/Ihrer Stelle; you Germans → ihr Deutschen; you two/three wait here! → ihr beide/drei wartet hier; silly old you → du Dussel (inf), → du Dumm(er)chen (inf); you darling → du bist ein Schatz or Engel; is that you? → bist dus/seid ihrs/sind Sies?; it’s you → du bist es/ihr seids/Sie sinds; what’s the matter? — it’s you or you are → was ist los? — es liegt an dir/euch/Ihnen; there’s a fine house for you! → das ist mal ein schönes Haus!; now there’s a woman for you! → das ist mal eine (tolle) Frau!; now you say something → sag du/sagt ihr/sagen Sie (auch) mal was; just you dare! → trau dich bloß!, untersteh dich!; sit you down (hum) → setz dich/setzt euch/setzen Sie sich; that hat just isn’t you (inf) → der Hut passt einfach nicht zu dir/zu Ihnen

(indef) (nom) → man; (acc) → einen; (dat) → einem; you never know, you never can tell → man kann nie wissen, man weiß nie; it’s not good for you → es ist nicht gut

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you

pron you [juː]

1 (used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you? jy, julle أنتَ، أنتُم، كَ، كُم: ضَمير المُخاطَب المُفْرَد والجَمِع، الفاعِل والمَفْعول به ти ty, tebe, tobě, tebou, vy, vás, vám(i) du; dig; I; jer, De; Dem du, ihr, Sie, dir, euch, Ihnen, dich, euch, Sie εσύ, εσείς, εσένα, εσάς tú, vosotros, vosotras, usted, ustedes (sujeto); se, uno (sujeto impersonal); te, ti, os (complemento); la, le, lo, los, las (complemento directo); le, les (complemento indirecto); contigo (with you) sina, teie تو؛ شما sinä, te vous; tu/toi/te אַתָּה, אַתְּ, אַתֶּם, אַתֶּן; אותך, אתכם/ן; לך, לכם/ן तुम, तुमने ti, vi te; téged; tőled; ti; titeket stb., ill. ön, önt, ill. maga, magát stb. kau þú, þið tu, te, ti; voi, ve, vi; lei, le あなた(たち)は 당신(들), 자네(들), 너(희들) tu, jūs, tave, jus, tau, jums, tavimi, jumis tu; jūs; tev; jums; tevi; jūs awak jij, jullie, u du/dere/De ty, wy você(s) voi; tu; ţie; îţi, ţi; pe tine, te вы; ты ty, teba, tebe, tebou, vy, vás, vám, vami vi, ti ti (vi) du, ni, dig, er ท่าน; พวกท่าน; คุณ sen, siz, seni, sizi, sana, size 你，你們 ти, ви تم ، آپ bạn; anh; chị... 你，你们

2 used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant You idiot!; You fools! jou, julle تُسْتَعْمَل مع إسْمٍ آخر عند النِّداء безлично, човек, всеки ty, vy din; dit; I du, ihr, Sie ε, εσύ! (για προσφωνήσεις) cacho, ¡pero serás (idiota)! kuule (sina) تو؛ شما sinä espèce de שֶכָּמוֹך तू ti...(uzvik) te, ti kau fíflið þitt (specie di) お前 상대와 거의 동일시 되는 것, 당신이라는 사람 tu, jūs tu; jūs engkau jij, jullie din (idiot/tosk)! ty..., wy... seu (idiota, etc.)! măi, tâmpitule! ты; вы ty, vy ti, vi ti (vi) din [], ditt [], era [] ไอ้ seni gidi... (罵人時與名詞連用)你這個... ти, ви پر زور انداز تخاطب mày; chúng mày 你...

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you → أنت vy du du εσύ tú, usted sinä tu ti tu あなたは 당신 jij du ty você вы du ท่าน พวกท่าน sen bạn 您