No. 275 in Latvian
tu
"You" (singular, informal).
In a sentence
Tu esi gudrs.
You are smart.
The word 'tu' in this sentence is a pronoun referring to the second person singular, used to directly address someone in an informal context.
Vai tu mācies latviešu valodu?
Are you learning Latvian?
Here, 'tu' is used as the subject of the question, addressing a single person informally.
Es priecājos, ka tu atnāci.
I am glad that you came.
In this context, 'tu' is used to refer to a second person singular as the subject of the relative clause 'ka tu atnāci.'
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