tu

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin tū.

PronounEdit

tu

1. (second-person singular pronoun) you

Related termsEdit

• tine/tini

See alsoEdit

• io/iou, mine
• el/elu, nãs
• noi
• voi
• nãsh, elj

Etymology 2Edit

Compare tru.

PrepositionEdit

tu

1. in
2. into

SynonymsEdit

• tru, ãn

PronounEdit

tu

1. you (second-person singular pronoun)

NounEdit

tu m

1. side

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tu.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/
• Rhymes: -u

PronounEdit

tu

1. you (singular); thou
2. one (singular) (impersonal)

DeclensionEdit

See alsoEdit

• vostè, vós (plural or polite)
• vosaltres (plural)

PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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AdverbEdit

tu

1. (informal) here

PronounEdit

tu

1. Feminine accusative singular of ten

NounEdit

tu (plural tuwo)

1. gun

VerbEdit

tu

1. to build
2. to close
3. to crush
4. to grind
5. to meet
6. to untie

EtymologyEdit

From Old French tu, from Latin tu, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ty/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /tsy/

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• Homophones: tue, tues, tuent, tus, tut, tût
• Rhymes: -y

PronounEdit

tu (second person singular, possessive adjective ton)

1. you (singular); thou

InflectionEdit

• Nominative: tu
• Emphatic: toi
• Oblique: te

Usage notesEdit

• When more pronouns are included in the same sentence, it is considered impolite to say the pronoun je at first, it must be the last one, and tu must be said after absent (this applies also for toi and moi):
  • Nous irons, Rose, toi et moi, "Rose, you and I will go".

Related termsEdit

• tutoyer

See alsoEdit

• vous (plural form and polite singular form)
• t' (proclitic form)

VerbEdit

tu m (feminine tue, masculine plural tus, feminine plural tues)

1. Past participle of taire

ParticleEdit

tu

1. (Quebec, informal) question marker

   C'est-tu possible ?

   Is it possible ?

AnagramsEdit

• ut

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tu, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronounEdit

tu

1. you

See alsoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Celtic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronounEdit

tū

1. you (singular); thou

InflectionEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tuː/
• Rhymes: -uː

VerbEdit

tu

1. Imperative singular of tun.

EtymologyEdit

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PronounEdit

tu

1. you (singular, informal), thou

EtymologyEdit

Latin and common Romance tu.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/

PronounEdit

tu (second person singular)

1. you (singular); thou

InflectionEdit

DeterminerEdit

tu

1. (possessive) your

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tu, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /t̪u/

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• Rhymes: -u

PronounEdit

tu (second person singular)

1. you (singular); thou

InflectionEdit

See alsoEdit

• Lei (polite singular form)
• Loro (polite plural form)
• voi (plural and polite singular form)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Compare Persian تو (to), Pashto ته (tə), Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm).

PronounEdit

tu (second person singular)

1. you (singular); thou

InflectionEdit

• tu
• te

See alsoEdit

• hûn

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognates include Ancient Greek σύ (sý), Sanskrit त्वम् (tvám), Old English þū, Old Persian 𐎬𐎺𐎶 (tuvam).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tuː/

PronounEdit

tū (second person singular, possessive adjective tuus)

1. you (singular); thou

   Mē tuī pudet.

   I am ashamed of you.

QuotationsEdit

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

InflectionEdit

Irregular declension

Usage notesEdit

When used in the plural genitive, vestrī is used when it is the object of an action, especially when used with a gerund or gerundive. When used in such a construction, the gerund or gerundive takes on the masculine genitive singular. Vestrum is used as a partitive genitive, used in constructions such as (one of you).

See alsoEdit

Derived termsEdit

• tecum
• tute
• tutemet
• tutimet
• tepte
• tete
• quid tibi est?

DescendantsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Baltic *tū, Proto-Indo-European *túh₂, *tū, *tu, genitive *tewe, dative *toy, *tebʰ(y)e, accusative *t(w)e. The Latvian tevis comes from *tevens, with an -en-increased form showing an additional s by analogy with other genitive plurals. The dative form was originally closer to Old Prussian tebbei; the current form tev has v due to influence from other declension forms, and the ending was reduced. The accusative tevi comes from *teven, with n by analogy to the accusative form of other words. The locative tevī was formed by analogy with i-stem nouns. Cognates include Lithuanian tù, Old Prussian tū, thu, toū, thou, tau, Sudovian tu, Old Church Slavonic, Russian, Belarusian ты (ty), Ukrainian, Bulgarian ти (ti),Czech, Polish ty, Gothic 𐌸𐌿 (þū), Old Norse, Old High German þū, Old English ðu, German du, English thou, Old Irish tū, Hittite zik, zikka (from *tega, from *te + *egō), -du- (“to you”) (from *tu), Sanskrit त्वम् (tvám), Avestan [script?] (tū), Ancient Greek (Doric) τύ (tu), (Ionic) σύ (su), Latin tū, Tocharian A tu, Tocharian B twe, tuwe, Ossetian ду (du), ды (dy).^[1]

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [tu]

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PronounEdit

tu (personal, 2nd person singular)

1. (informal in the singular) you; (dated) thou; second person pronoun, referring to the addressee

   vai tu nāksi man līdzi? — are you coming with me?

   pieder tautai, tad tauta piederēs tev! — belong to the people, and then the people will belong to you!

   būt uz tu ar kādu — to be on intimate terms (lit. to be on thou) with someone

2. (in the expression “ak tu...”) used to strengthen the meaning of a word or expression

   “ak tu to skaļo gaiļa rīkli!” māte priecājas — “oh you loud rooster throat!” mother said happily

   ak tu mūžs! cūka izlauzusies no aizgalda! — ah (you) life! the pig escaped from the pen!

DeclensionEdit

Usage notesEdit

The form tavs is a possessive pronoun ('your'), while tevis is a true genitive form ('of you'). The dative form tevim is used only optionally, with prepositions.

Related termsEdit

• tavējs

See alsoEdit

• vietniekvārds

• Personal pronouns (personu vietniekvārdi):
  es - tu - viņš - viņa - mēs - jūs - viņi - viņas

ReferencesEdit

1. ^ “tu” in Konstantīns Karulis (1992, 2001), Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (Rīga: AVOTS) ISBN: 9984-700-12-7.

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [tʊ]

PronounEdit

tu

1. (second-person singular, informal) you

DeclensionEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/

CmavoEdit

tu (rafsi tuf, selma'o KOhA)

1. that over there; something distant from both speaker and listener

Related termsEdit

• ta
• ti

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [tu]

DeterminerEdit

tu

1. accusative feminine singular of ten

EtymologyEdit

Shortened form of itu, from Proto-Malayic *(i)tu(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)tu, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)Cu.

Alternative formsEdit

• itu
• ايت
• تو

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/
• Rhymes: -tu, -u

DeterminerEdit

tu

1. that (what is being indicated)

PronounEdit

tu

1. that (that thing)

RomanizationEdit

tu

1. Nonstandard spelling of tū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of tú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of tǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of tù.

Usage notesEdit

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tu

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /t̪u/

PronounEdit

tu

1. you

Etymology 1Edit

From English too.

AdverbEdit

tu

1. too
2. very

Etymology 2Edit

From English two.

Cardinal numberEdit

tu

1. two

ParticleEdit

tu

1. to

Usage notesEdit

• Put in front of a verb to make it infinitive.

PronounEdit

tu (accusative tum)

1. (demonstrative) that (which is genderless)

Related termsEdit

• ta
• to
• te

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ty/

EtymologyEdit

Latin tu

PronounEdit

tu

1. you (second-person singular subject pronoun)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic. Etymon of Modern English two and cognate with Swedish två. Also related to the Romance cognates: French deux, Spanish dos and Latin duo; the Hellenic: Greek δύο (dýo); and the Slavic: Russian два (dva).

Cardinal numberEdit

tu

1. The neuter form of twegen.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [t̪u]

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PronounEdit

tu

1. here

SynonymsEdit

• tutaj

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/
• Hyphenation: tu

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese tu, from Latin tū (“you”), from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”).

PronounEdit

tu (second person singular, possessive adjective of masculine teu, possessive adjective of feminine tua)

1. (Portugal, non-formal) you (singular second person pronoun)
2. (Brazil, archaic, ,, literary or regional) you (singular second person pronoun)

Usage notesEdit

• tu has fallen out of use in various regions of Brazil, including most of the Southeast and the Center-west, where “você” has taken its place. It’s still very commonly used in various regions of the country though, such as most of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, parts of Paraná, Rio de Janeiro city and most of of the Northeast and North regions. It should be noted that, in Rio de Janeiro, the pronoun is frequently employed interchangeably with você. Despite the media's preference for "você", the usage of "tu" seems to have been gaining ground throughout the last few decades ine Rio (see [1], a linguistic research on the topic in Portuguese), being most frequent among youngsters.
• According to grammars, tu should always take second person singular verbs, as is the case in Portugal and some parts of Brazil. However, in many Brazilian dialects which employ tu, it now takes third person singular verbs, like você.

SynonymsEdit

• (second person singular pronoun): o senhor (Brazil, formal), você (formal in Portugal, informal in Brazil), vossa mercê (formal, archaic), vosmecê (formal, obsolete)

See alsoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronounEdit

tu (personal)

1. you (singular)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/

PronounEdit

tu (second-person singular)

1. you, thou

DeclensionEdit

SynonymsEdit

• dumneata (semi-polite form)
• dumneavoastră (polite form)

See alsoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Irish tú.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /t̪u/

PronounEdit

tu

1. you (singular, informal)

SynonymsEdit

• thu

Usage notesEdit

• The more usual form today is thu, while tu is the form used in certain constructions, for instance in the conditional tense.

Derived termsEdit

• tusa

See alsoEdit

• sibh

AdverbEdit

tu (Cyrillic spelling ту)

1. there
2. here

Related termsEdit

• ovdje, tamo

SynonymsEdit

• (Croatia) tuj

Alternative formsEdit

• tuni

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tu.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/

PronounEdit

tu (second person singular)

1. you (informal); thou

InflectionEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈtú/
• Tonal: tȕ

AdverbEdit

tù

1. here, in this place

SynonymsEdit

• túkaj

EtymologyEdit

From Latin tuum.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tu/
• Homophones: tú (“you”)
• Rhymes: -u

AdjectiveEdit

tu (second person singular possessive of singular, of plural tus)

1. (before the noun) apocopic form of tuyo Your.

Usage notesEdit

The forms tu and tus are only used before and within the noun phrase of the modified noun. In other positions, a form of tuyo is used instead:

Son tus libros. — “[They] are your books.”

Son los libros tuyos. — “[They] are your books.” (“...the books of yours.”)

SynonymsEdit

• (parts of Central and South America) su

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

• tú
• vos

NumberEdit

tu

1. (cardinal) two

AdverbEdit

tu

1. only

Cardinal numberEdit

tu

1. (archaic, cardinal) two

SynonymsEdit

• två

Related termsEdit

• ett, tu, tre
• itu
• på tu man hand

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tocharian, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with Tocharian B tuwe.

PronounEdit

tu

1. you

Etymology 1Edit

From English two.

NumeralEdit

tu

1. two

Usage notesEdit

Used when counting; see also tupela.

Etymology 2Edit

From English too

AdverbEdit

tu

1. too; also; as well
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:15 (translation here):

     God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.

   • 1995, John Verhaar, Toward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: an experiment in corpus linguistics^[2], ISBN 0-8248-1672-2, page 433:

     Mekim olsem pinis, orait tupela i planim taro na banana, na kumu, painap, kon, tomato, na kaukau tu.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /tū/

NounEdit

tu

1. Title of nobility

VerbEdit

tu

1. to meditate

Related termsEdit

• nhà tu
• đi tu