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вы

See also: Вы, вы-, вꙑ, and Appendix:Variations of "bi"

BelarusianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Belarusian вы (vy), from Old East Slavic вы (vy), from Proto-Slavic *vy.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

вы • (vy)

  1. you (plural)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Belarusian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja) 		ты
(ty) 		ён
(jón) 		яно́
‎(janó) 		яна́
‎(janá) 		мы
‎(my) 		вы
‎(vy) 		яны́
‎(janý)
genitive мяне́
(mjanjé) 		цябе́
(cjabjé) 		яго́
‎(jahó) 		яе́
‎(jajé) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		іх
‎(ix) 		сябе́
(sjabjé)
dative мне
(mnje) 		табе́
‎(tabjé) 		яму́
‎(jamú) 		ёй
(jój) 		нам
‎(nam) 		вам
‎(vam) 		ім
(im) 		сабе́
‎(sabjé)
accusative мяне́
‎(mjanjé) 		цябе́
‎(cjabjé) 		яго́
(jahó) 		яе́
‎(jajé) 		нас
‎(nas) 		вас
‎(vas) 		іх
(ix) 		сябе́
(sjabjé)
instrumental мной, мно́ю
‎(mnoj, mnóju) 		табо́й, табо́ю
(tabój, tabóju) 		ім
(im) 		ёй, ёю
(jój, jóju) 		на́мі
‎(námi) 		ва́мі
‎(vámi) 		і́мі
(ími) 		сабо́й, сабо́ю
(sabój, sabóju)
locative мне
(mnje) 		табе́
(tabjé) 		ім
(im) 		ёй
(jój) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		іх
(ix) 		сабе́
‎(sabjé)

KabardianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [və]
  • audio(file)

NounEdit

вы • (və)

  1. ox
  2. bull (Animal)

DeclensionEdit

declension of вы
case singular plural
nominative выр (vər) выхэр (vəxăr)
ergative вым (vəm) выхэмэ (vəxămă)
instrumental вы(м)кӏэ (və(m)č̣̍ă) выхэ(м)кӏэ (vəxă(m)č̣̍ă)
invertive выу (vəw) выхыу (vəxəw)

SynonymsEdit

RussianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • Вы (Vy) – alternative capitalisation in formal writing

EtymologyEdit

From Old East Slavic вы (vy), from Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

Cognate with Sanskrit यूयम् (yūyam) and English you.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

вы • (vy)

  1. you (plural or formal)

Usage notesEdit

The personal pronoun вы is comparable to French vous, German Sie, Spanish usted, and is used not only in the plural sense, but also as the formal singular. The formal вы is appropriate with strangers, business contacts, neighbors, and friends. (The informal ты (ty) should only be used with family and friends. Even then, a speaker may suddenly switch to вы in order to broach an especially serious topic, or to indicate displeasure or anger.) For more information, see Appendix:Russian pronouns

DeclensionEdit

Declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f
nominative я
(ja) 		ты
(ty) 		он
(on) 		оно́
(onó) 		она́
(oná) 		мы
(my) 		вы
(vy) 		они́5
(oní)
genitive меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́, него́1 2
(jevó, nevó1 2) 		её, неё1
(jejó, nejó1) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		их, них1
(ix, nix1) 		себя́
(sebjá)
dative мне
(mne) 		тебе́
(tebé) 		ему́, нему́1
(jemú, nemú1) 		ей, ней1
(jej, nej1) 		нам
(nam) 		вам
(vam) 		им, ним1
(im, nim1) 		себе́
(sebé)
accusative меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́, него́1 2
(jevó, nevó1 2) 		её, неё1
(jejó, nejó1) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		их, них1
(ix, nix1) 		себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю4
(mnoj, mnóju4) 		тобо́й, тобо́ю4
(tobój, tobóju4) 		им, ним1
(im, nim1) 		ей, е́ю4, ней1, не́ю1 4
(jej, jéju4, nej1, néju1 4) 		на́ми
(námi) 		ва́ми
(vámi) 		и́ми, ни́ми1
(ími, ními1) 		собо́й, собо́ю4
(sobój, sobóju4)
prepositional3 мне
(mne) 		тебе́
(tebé) 		нём1
(njom1) 		ней1
(nej1) 		нас
(nas) 		вас
(vas) 		них1
(nix1) 		себе́
(sebé)
  1. The alternative forms starting with "н-" (n-) are used after a preposition.
  2. Letter "г" (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/
  3. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition
  4. Instrumental forms ending in "-ю" (ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.
  5. Archaic feminine form: оне́ (oné)
Pre-1918 declension of Russian personal pronouns
singular plural reflexive
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
m n f m or n f
nominative я
(ja) 		ты
(ty) 		онъ
(on) 		оно́
(onó) 		она́
(oná) 		мы
(my) 		вы
(vy) 		они́
(oní) 		онѣ́
(oně́)
genitive меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́, него́1 2
(jegó, negó1 2) 		ея́, нея́1
(jejá, nejá1) 		насъ
(nas) 		васъ
(vas) 		ихъ, нихъ1
(ix, nix1) 		себя́
(sebjá)
dative мнѣ
(mně) 		тебѣ́
(tebě́) 		ему́, нему́1
(jemú, nemú1) 		ей, ней1
(jej, nej1) 		намъ
(nam) 		вамъ
(vam) 		им, ним1
(im, nim1) 		себѣ́
(sebě́)
accusative меня́
(menjá) 		тебя́
(tebjá) 		его́, него́1 2
(jegó, negó1 2) 		её, неё1
(jejó, nejó1) 		насъ
(nas) 		васъ
(vas) 		ихъ, нихъ1
(ix, nix1) 		себя́
(sebjá)
instrumental мной, мно́ю
(mnoj, mnóju4) 		тобо́й, тобо́ю
(tobój, tobóju4) 		им, ним1
(im, nim1) 		ей, е́ю4, ней1, не́ю1 4
(jej, jéju4, nej1, néju1 4) 		на́ми
(námi) 		ва́ми
(vámi) 		и́ми, ни́ми1
(ími, ními1) 		собо́й, собо́ю4
(sobój, sobóju4)
prepositional3 мнѣ
(mně) 		тебѣ́
(tebě́) 		нёмъ1
(njom1) 		ней1
(nej1) 		насъ
(nas) 		васъ
(vas) 		нихъ1
(nix1) 		себѣ́
(sebě́)
  1. The alternative forms starting with "н-" (n-) are used after a preposition.
  2. Letter "г" (g) in the genitive/accusative case ending is pronounced as /v/
  3. The prepositional case is never used without a preposition
  4. Instrumental forms ending in "-ю" (ju) are either dated, poetic, or dialectal.

Related termsEdit

RusynEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *vy, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

PronounEdit

вы • (vŷ)

  1. second-person singular formal, as well as second-person plural, nominative case:you
    Як ся Вы сам чуєте в ролї учітеля материньского языка? ― Jak sja Vŷ sam čujete v rolji učitelja materynʹskoho jazŷka? ― How do you feel in the role of a teacher of your native language?

Further readingEdit

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