vós

See also vos, and VOS

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vōs.

Pronoun

vós (strong)

  1. you

Usage notes

  • Vós is a polite form, used when addressing a single person. It is used with the second person plural form of the verb. (Compare the polite usage of vous in French.)

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin vōs.

Pronoun

vós nominative and oblique (dative vos, accusative vos)

  1. you (plural second-person personal pronoun)

Usage notes

The form vós is used as the subject of a sentence or as the object of a preposition. The unaccented form vos is used as the direct or indirect object.

Synonyms

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vōs.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

vós

  1. you (plural) (archaic or dialectal)
  2. The plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person, at the polite form. (archaic)

Usage notes

  • This term has fallen into disuse in Brazil and is only used in a few regions of Portugal. "vocês" has largely replaced it.

Related terms

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Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number Person Nominative
(subject)
Objective
(direct object)
Objective
(indirect object)
Reflexive Prepositional Prepositional
with com
Non-declining
m f m f m and f m and f m f m f m f
Singular First eu me mim comigo
Second tu te ti contigo você
o senhor a senhora
Third ele ela o
(lo, no)
a
(la, na)
lhe se ele ela com ele com ela
si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)
Plural First nós nos nós conosco a gente
Second vós vos vós convosco vocês
os senhores as senhoras
Third eles elas os
(los, nos)
as
(las, nas)
lhes se eles elas com eles com elas
si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)
Impersonal se si consigo
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