you

/ju/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: yourselves · yous · youing

Sense 1

Meaning · English

The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người được nói hoặc viết đến như một đối tượng

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Pronoun

Examples

Both of you should get ready now.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bản thân các bạn, bản thân bạn

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PronounRegister: US, colloquial

Examples

If I may counsaile you, some day or two / Your Highnesse shall repose you at the Tower [...].

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

The individual or group spoken or written to.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cá nhân hoặc nhóm được nói hoặc viết đến

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Determiner

Examples

Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Được sử dụng trước tính từ, mô tả người được đề cập, để nhấn mạnh

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Determiner

Examples

You idiot!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “you” mean?

The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

Is “you” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.