तू

See also: त, तॄ, and ते

Garhwali

Pronoun

तू (tū)

1. you

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Hindi

Etymology

From , from , , from Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *túH-am, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪uː/

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Pronoun

तू • (tū) (Urdu spelling تو)

1. you, thou (informal, grammatically singular)

   (deprecated template usage) तू मुझसे छोटा है। ― tū mujhse choṭā hai. ― You are younger than me.

Usage notes

• तू (tū) is the least formal way of expressing "you" in Hindi and is used when addressing those of much lower social status or those one has a close enough relationship with to justify the reduced formality. Because the less formal forms could offend others, आप (āp) is the safest way to express "you" unless there is reason to be less formal. The usage of तू (tū) varies. In some cases speakers would use it to refer to babies or children or even close friends, while others would use it only to refer to those they consider socially inferior, and some consider its use for people to be very rude in any situation. However तू (tū), when used to address deities reflects a sense of reverence and closeness commensurate with the lack of formalities.

Declension

Pronoun declension of तू

direct	तू tū
indirect	तुझ tujh
ergative	तूने tūne
genitive	तेरा terā
dative	तुझे, तुझको tujhe, tujhko
instrumental/ablative	तुझसे tujhse
inessive	तुझमें tujhmẽ
adessive	तुझपे, तुझपर tujhpe, tujhpar
terminative	तुझतक tujhtak
semblative	तुझसा tujhsā

See also

• आप (āp) (highest formality, grammatically plural)
• तुम (tum) (mid level formality, grammatically plural)

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Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam).

Pronoun

तू • (tū) (Latin script tu, Kannada script ತೂ)

1. you (the second person personal singular pronoun) (Plural: तुमि (tumi))