Вие
Bulgarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
Ви́е • (Víe) (personal)
- the polite form of second-person singular or plural pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb; you
- Вие ще желаете ли нещо за пиене, госпожо Петрова?
- Vie šte želaete li nešto za piene, gospožo Petrova?
- Would you like something to drink, Mrs. Petrova?
- Господин и госпожо Димитрови, Вие сте поканени да присъствате на сватбата на нашата дъщеря.
- Gospodin i gospožo Dimitrovi, Vie ste pokaneni da prisǎstvate na svatbata na našata dǎšterja.
- Mr. and Mrs. Dimitrovi, your presence is requested at our daughter's wedding.
Usage notes edit
- The personal pronoun Вие (Vie) and its forms Вас (Vas) and Ви (Vi) are comparable to French vous, German Sie, and are used not only in the informal plural sense, but also as the formal singular and plural, in which case they are always capitalised. The formal Вие (Vie) is appropriate with strangers, business contacts, and all but one's friends. (The informal ти (ti) should only be used with close family and friends.)
Related terms edit
Bulgarian personal pronouns
| Number | Person | Gender | Nominative (subject) |
Accusative (direct complement) |
Dative (indirect complement) |
Prepositional | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Short | Full | Short | |||||
| Singular | First | — | аз (az) | мен (men) ме́не (méne) |
ме (me) | ме́не (méne) | ми (mi) | мен (men) ме́не (méne) |
| Second | Informal | ти (ti) | теб (teb) те́бе (tébe) |
те (te) | те́бе (tébe) | ти (ti) | теб (teb) те́бе (tébe) | |
| Formal | Ви́е (Víe) | Вас (Vas) | Ви (Vi) | Вам (Vam) | Ви (Vi) | Вас (Vas) | ||
| Third | Masculine | той (toj) | не́го (négo) | го (go) | не́му (nému) | му (mu) | не́го (négo) | |
| Feminine | тя (tja) | не́я (néja) | я (ja) | ней (nej) | ѝ (ì) | не́я (néja) | ||
| Neuter | то (to) | не́го (négo) | го (go) | не́му (nému) | му (mu) | не́го (négo) | ||
| Plural | First | — | ни́е (níe) ний (nij) |
нас (nas) | ни (ni) | нам (nam) | ни (ni) | нас (nas) |
| Second | Informal | ви́е (víe) вий (vij) |
вас (vas) | ви (vi) | вам (vam) | ви (vi) | вас (vas) | |
| Formal | Ви́е (Víe) | Вас (Vas) | Ви (Vi) | Вам (Vam) | Ви (Vi) | Вас (Vas) | ||
| Third | — | те (te) | тях (tjah) | ги (gi) | тям (tjam) | им (im) | тях (tjah) | |
Macedonian edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
Вие • (Vie)
- (formal singular & plural) you
- Господине, Вие навистина извонредно си ја завршивте работата.
- Gospodine, Vie navistina izvonredno si ja završivte rabotata.
- Sir, you really did your work exquisitely.
- Господа, Вие навистина извонредно си ја завршивте работата.
- Gospoda, Vie navistina izvonredno si ja završivte rabotata.
- Gentlemen, you really did your work exquisitely.
Usage notes edit
- The personal pronoun "Вие" is comparable to the Italian "Lei" and "Loro" or the German "Sie" and is used when one wants to express politeness or respect, usually when talking to a person one doesn't know well, especially when that person is older or has some sort of authority. On other occasions, the informal "ти" should be used instead.
See also edit
- вие (vie)