u

Senso

Pron

1. (personal,second-person,singular,subjective) you (polite)
2. (objective,personal,second-person,singular) you (polite)
3. (objective,personal,second-person,singular) thee (dialectal)
4. (personal,plural,second-person,subjective) you (polite)
5. (objective,personal,plural,second-person) you (polite)
6. (reflexive,second-person,singular) thyself (dialectal)
7. (plural,reflexive,second-person) yourselves (dialectal)

Character

The twenty-first letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/y/

Etimologia

Originally the dative and accusative form of jij/gij, from Middle Dutch u, from Old Dutch iu, from Proto-West Germanic *iwwiz, from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz, West Germanic variant of *izwiz, dative/accusative of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Doublet of jou.
The use as a nominative form is linked to the polite address uwe edelheid (“your nobility, your gentility”), which was shortened to U E. in writing and at times accordingly pronounced /yˈ(w)eː/. It is debated, however, whether this was the actual cause of the development or whether it merely reinforced it. Compare English you, which was originally an object form, as well as Afrikaans ons and nonstandard Dutch hun.
Cognate with West Frisian jo, Low German jo, ju, English you, German euch.

Frasi

Vandaag denk ik aan ons , aan u en mij .

Oggi penso a noi e a me.

Er klopt dus duidelijk iets niet in wat u zegt .

Quindi c'è chiaramente qualcosa che non va in quello che dici.

Stelt u zich eens voor wat daar gebeurt .

Immagina cosa succede lì.

Staat u mij toe twee duidelijke vragen te stellen .

Permettimi di farmi due domande chiare.

Hartelijk dank en ik verzoek u allen dit verslag morgen te steunen .

Grazie e ti chiedo di supportare questo rapporto domani.

Ik verzoek u dit probleem met spoed te behandelen .

Ti chiedo di trattare urgentemente questo problema.

Ik dank u voor uw aandacht en verheug me op dit debat .

Ti ringrazio per la tua attenzione e non vedo l'ora di questo dibattito.

Ook in dat kader zouden we graag overleg met u willen voeren .

Vorremmo anche consultarti con te in quel contesto.