usted

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Contents 1 Spanish 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Pronoun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.5 See also

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Alternative forms

• Ud.
• Vd.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [us'teð]
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[edit] Etymology

From vuestra merced (an honorific style, literally "your mercy").

[edit] Pronoun

usted (p ustedes)

1. second person formal; you (singular)

[edit] Usage notes

Functionally, usted and ustedes are second person pronouns, but grammatically, the verbs they govern are conjugated in the third person. See Appendix:Spanish pronouns for details.

[edit] See also