tu
Meaning
-
you (singular); thou
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ty/
Etymology
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.
New
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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Sentences
Et dans ce train 🚋 , tu ne 🚫 connaissais personne 🧑🦱 ?
🚋
🚫
🧑🦱
And on that train, you didn't know anyone?
Quoi qu’il en soit tu avais raison .
Anyway, you were right.