tu

From Old French tu, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic *tū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognates with the exact same usage are the Italian tu, as well as du in German or ты in Russian.

Nouveau

taire

to be quiet, to be silent
to shut up (oneself), to be quiet, to fall silent, to stop talking
to keep (a matter) quiet, to keep secret, not to say

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Phrases

Et dans ce train
🚋

, tu ne
🚫

connaissais personne
🧑‍🦱

?

And on that train, you didn't know anyone?

Tu auras de la viande
🥩

?

Will you have meat?

Je quitte cette maison
🏠

, et , si tu veux , je te donne ma place .

I leave this house, and, if you want, I give you my place.

Tu portes un nom de fantaisie .

You have a fancy name.

Quoi qu’il en soit tu avais raison .

Anyway, you were right.

Ah ! tu m’as trompée !

Ah! you cheated on me!

Et tu les as insultés .

And you insulted them.

Tu regrettes encore ta séparation d’avec Nicolas . . .

You still regret your separation from Nicolas. . .

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ty/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from ancien français

tu

Inherited from latin

tu

Cognate with italien

tu

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