No. 509 in French
tu
"You" (informal, singular).
In a sentence
Tu es très gentil.
You are very kind.
In this sentence, 'tu' is used as the subject pronoun addressing a single person informally. It is the second person singular form in French.
Où vas-tu?
Where are you going?
Here, 'tu' is inverted with the verb 'vas' to form a question structure, maintaining its role as the subject pronoun for informal and singular address.
Tu as mangé du pain ce matin.
You ate some bread this morning.
This example demonstrates 'tu' in a declarative sentence, continuing its function of denoting the informal second person singular address.
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