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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

du.

you (singular subjective case)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

pron/dʉː/[d̪ʉː]/dɵ/unstressed

  1. you (singular subjective case)

    Nisse, du är en liten groda
    Du är här, så jag ser dig

  2. you (singular subjective case) thou (if fitting for the context)

  3. Used as a vocative (to get someone's attention, or for emphasis or the like); hey

    Du Nisse, har du matat katten?
    Du, skulle du kunna räcka mig skeden, är du snäll?
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish þū, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognate with English thou, German du.

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