No. 27 in Afrikaans
jy
"You" (singular, informal).
In a sentence
Jy is baie vriendelik.
You are very kind.
In this sentence, 'jy' is the subject pronoun referring to the person being addressed directly.
Het jy jou boek saamgebring?
Did you bring your book with you?
Here, 'jy' acts as the subject in a question, being the one performing the action of bringing the book.
Ek het gesê jy moet vroeg wees.
I said you must be early.
In this example, 'jy' is used to indicate the person being spoken about, directly addressing someone regarding their actions.
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