vós

See also: vos, VOS, vôs, vô, voš, -vos, and v. o. s.

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AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vōs.

PronounEdit

vós

1. you (subject pronoun: the group being addressed)

SynonymsEdit

• vosotros masculine plural, vosotres feminine plural

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs.

PronounEdit

vós (strong)

1. you

Usage notesEdit

• 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.)

DeclensionEdit

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics

	strong/subject	weak (direct object)		weak (indirect object)		possessive
singular		proclitic	enclitic	proclitic	enclitic
1st person	jo, mi3	em, m’	-me, ’m	em, m’	-me, ’m	meu
1st person majestic1	nós	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	tu	et, t’	-te, ’t	et, t’	-te, ’t	teu
2nd person formal1	vós	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person very formal2	vostè	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person masculine	ell	el, l’	-lo, ’l	li	-li	seu
3rd person feminine	ella	la, l’4	-la	li	-li	seu
3rd person neuter		ho	-ho	li	-li	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
plural
1st person	nosaltres	ens	-nos, ’ns	ens	-nos, ’ns	nostre
2nd person	vosaltres	us	-vos, -us	us	-vos, -us	vostre
2nd person formal2	vostès	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person masculine	ells	els	-los, ’ls	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person feminine	elles	les	-les	els	-los, ’ls	seu
3rd person reflexive	si	es, s’	-se, ’s	es, s’	-se, ’s	seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive		en, n’	-ne, ’n
locative		hi	-hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural. 2) Behaves grammatically as third person.			3) Only as object of a preposition. 4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

See alsoEdit

• tu
• vostè
• vos
• vosaltres

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs.

PronounEdit

vós (accusative vos, dative vos)

1. you (plural)

   Synonyms: vosoutros

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PortugueseEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Proto-Indo-European *wōs.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɔʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɔ(j)s/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /vɔ(j)ʃ/
• Homophone: voz

PronounEdit

vós m f pl

1. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural nominative personal pronoun; you

   Vós deveis fugir. ― You must flee.

2. (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural prepositional pronoun; you

   Tenho medo de vós. ― I am afraid of you.

3. (religious, formal or poetic) second-person singular nominative and prepositional pronoun used when addressing a deity, noble or certain powerful officials; you; thou

   Deus, vós sois a minha força.

   God, thou art my strength.

Usage notesEdit

In everyday discourse, this pronoun has been replaced by vocês except in parts of Portugal.

SynonymsEdit

• (second-person plural personal pronoun): vocês, os senhores
• (second-person singular personal pronoun): tu, você, o senhor

Related termsEdit

• vosso
• você
• vocês

See alsoEdit

Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number	Person	Nominative (subject)		Accusative (direct object)		Dative (indirect object)	Oblique		Oblique with com		Non-declining
		m	f	m	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	ele	ela	com ele	com ela	o mesmo	a mesma
				se (reflexive)			si (reflexive)		consigo (reflexive)
Plural	First	nós		nos			nós		connosco (Portugal) conosco (Brazil)		a gente
	Second	vós		vos			vós		convosco		vocês
											os senhores	as senhoras
	Third	eles	elas	os (los, nos)	as (las, nas)	lhes	eles	elas	com eles	com elas	os mesmos	as mesmas
				se (reflexive)			si (reflexive)		consigo (reflexive)
Indefinite				se (reflexive)			si (reflexive)		consigo (reflexive)

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɔʃ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vɔs/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /vɔʃ/
• Homophone: voz

NounEdit

vós f

1. plural of vó