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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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