vous

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Contents 1 Czech 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 See also 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Pronoun 2.3.1 Usage notes 2.3.2 Related terms 2.4 See also 3 Old French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronoun 3.3 Alternative spellings

[edit] Czech

[edit] Noun

vous m.

1. beard

[edit] See also

• knír m.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Latin vos

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [vu]
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  Rhymes: -u

[edit] Pronoun

vous (formal singular, and plural)

1. you (subject pronoun)

   Vous allez - You go

2. you (direct object pronoun)

   Je vous aime - I love you

3. you, to you (indirect object pronoun)

   Je vous donne mon adresse - I give you my address or I give my address to you

[edit] Usage notes

• Vous is used to address more than one person or to address one person formally.

[edit] Related terms

• votre
• vôtre
• vous-même, vous-mêmes
• vouvoyer

[edit] See also

• tu

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

Latin vos

[edit] Pronoun

vous

1. you (plural or polite form)

[edit] Alternative spellings

• vos