"du" meaning in Danish

See du in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: [ˈd̥u], [d̥u] Forms: dig [objective]
Etymology: From Old Danish thu, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Cognate with English thou, Latin tū, Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm), Russian ты (ty). Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|thu}} Old Danish thu, {{inh|da|non|þú}} Old Norse þú, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*þū}} Proto-Germanic *þū, {{inh|da|ine-pro|*túh₂||you}} Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”), {{cog|en|thou}} English thou, {{cog|la|tū}} Latin tū, {{cog|sa|त्वम्}} Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), {{cog|ae|𐬙𐬏𐬨}} Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm), {{cog|ru|ты}} Russian ты (ty) Head templates: {{head|da|pronoun|objective|dig|cat2=personal pronouns}} du (objective dig)
  1. thou, you (2nd person singular subject pronoun, informal)
    Sense id: en-du-da-pron-Vvb-O42e Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Danish personal pronouns, Danish pronouns Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 93 3 3 Related terms: jeg, mig, min, mit, mine, dig, din, dit, dine, De, Dem, Deres, han, ham, hans, hun, hende, hendes, den, dens, det, dets, man, en, ens, –, sig, sin, sit, sine, vi, os, vores, vor, vort, vore, I, jer, jeres, de, dem, deres
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [ˈd̥uːˀ]
Etymology: From Old Danish dughæ, from Old Norse duga, from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), cognate with Swedish duga, German taugen, Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan). Etymology templates: {{root|da|ine-pro|*dʰewgʰ-}}, {{inh|da|gmq-oda|dughæ}} Old Danish dughæ, {{inh|da|non|duga}} Old Norse duga, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*duganą||to be useful}} Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), {{cog|sv|duga}} Swedish duga, {{cog|de|taugen}} German taugen, {{cog|got|𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽}} Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan) Head templates: {{head|da|verb|imperative|du|present|dur|or|duer|past|duede|past participle|duet}} du (imperative du, present dur or duer, past duede, past participle duet) Forms: du [imperative], dur [present], duer [present], duede [past], duet [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], du [active, infinitive], - [infinitive, passive], duer [active, present], dur [active, present], - [passive, present], duede [active, past], - [passive, past], du [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [participle, present], (have /havde) duet [participle, past], - [gerund, participle]
  1. be good
    Sense id: en-du-da-verb-uS6os0GZ
  2. be fit
    Sense id: en-du-da-verb-mFdhC3Tf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "thu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish thu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "þú"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse þú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*þū"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*túh₂",
        "4": "",
        "5": "you"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thou"
      },
      "expansion": "English thou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "tū"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin tū",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "त्वम्"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬙𐬏𐬨"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "ты"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian ты (ty)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish thu, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Cognate with English thou, Latin tū, Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm), Russian ты (ty).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dig",
      "tags": [
        "objective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "objective",
        "4": "dig",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "du (objective dig)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "93 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Danish pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thou, you (2nd person singular subject pronoun, informal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-da-pron-Vvb-O42e",
      "links": [
        [
          "thou",
          "thou"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "jeg"
        },
        {
          "word": "mig"
        },
        {
          "word": "min"
        },
        {
          "word": "mit"
        },
        {
          "word": "mine"
        },
        {
          "word": "dig"
        },
        {
          "word": "din"
        },
        {
          "word": "dit"
        },
        {
          "word": "dine"
        },
        {
          "word": "De"
        },
        {
          "word": "Dem"
        },
        {
          "word": "Deres"
        },
        {
          "word": "han"
        },
        {
          "word": "ham"
        },
        {
          "word": "hans"
        },
        {
          "word": "hun"
        },
        {
          "word": "hende"
        },
        {
          "word": "hendes"
        },
        {
          "word": "den"
        },
        {
          "word": "dens"
        },
        {
          "word": "det"
        },
        {
          "word": "dets"
        },
        {
          "word": "man"
        },
        {
          "word": "en"
        },
        {
          "word": "ens"
        },
        {
          "word": "–"
        },
        {
          "word": "sig"
        },
        {
          "word": "sin"
        },
        {
          "word": "sit"
        },
        {
          "word": "sine"
        },
        {
          "word": "vi"
        },
        {
          "word": "os"
        },
        {
          "word": "vores"
        },
        {
          "word": "vor"
        },
        {
          "word": "vort"
        },
        {
          "word": "vore"
        },
        {
          "word": "I"
        },
        {
          "word": "jer"
        },
        {
          "word": "jeres"
        },
        {
          "word": "de"
        },
        {
          "word": "dem"
        },
        {
          "word": "deres"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̥u]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥u]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewgʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "dughæ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish dughæ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "duga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse duga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*duganą",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to be useful"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "duga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish duga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "taugen"
      },
      "expansion": "German taugen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish dughæ, from Old Norse duga, from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), cognate with Swedish duga, German taugen, Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "du",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dur",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duede",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duer",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dur",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(have /havde) duet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "duede",
        "11": "past participle",
        "12": "duet",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "du",
        "5": "present",
        "6": "dur",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "duer",
        "9": "past"
      },
      "expansion": "du (imperative du, present dur or duer, past duede, past participle duet)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "be good"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-da-verb-uS6os0GZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "be fit"
      ],
      "id": "en-du-da-verb-mFdhC3Tf",
      "links": [
        [
          "fit",
          "fit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̥uːˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish personal pronouns",
    "Danish pronouns",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Danish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewgʰ-",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Danish verbs",
    "Pages with 75 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with language headings in the wrong order"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "thu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish thu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "þú"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse þú",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*þū"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*túh₂",
        "4": "",
        "5": "you"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "thou"
      },
      "expansion": "English thou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "tū"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin tū",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "त्वम्"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬙𐬏𐬨"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "ты"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian ты (ty)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish thu, from Old Norse þú, from Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂ (“you”). Cognate with English thou, Latin tū, Sanskrit त्वम् (tvam), Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬨 (tūm), Russian ты (ty).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dig",
      "tags": [
        "objective"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "objective",
        "4": "dig",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "du (objective dig)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "jeg"
    },
    {
      "word": "mig"
    },
    {
      "word": "min"
    },
    {
      "word": "mit"
    },
    {
      "word": "mine"
    },
    {
      "word": "dig"
    },
    {
      "word": "din"
    },
    {
      "word": "dit"
    },
    {
      "word": "dine"
    },
    {
      "word": "De"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dem"
    },
    {
      "word": "Deres"
    },
    {
      "word": "han"
    },
    {
      "word": "ham"
    },
    {
      "word": "hans"
    },
    {
      "word": "hun"
    },
    {
      "word": "hende"
    },
    {
      "word": "hendes"
    },
    {
      "word": "den"
    },
    {
      "word": "dens"
    },
    {
      "word": "det"
    },
    {
      "word": "dets"
    },
    {
      "word": "man"
    },
    {
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ens"
    },
    {
      "word": "–"
    },
    {
      "word": "sig"
    },
    {
      "word": "sin"
    },
    {
      "word": "sit"
    },
    {
      "word": "sine"
    },
    {
      "word": "vi"
    },
    {
      "word": "os"
    },
    {
      "word": "vores"
    },
    {
      "word": "vor"
    },
    {
      "word": "vort"
    },
    {
      "word": "vore"
    },
    {
      "word": "I"
    },
    {
      "word": "jer"
    },
    {
      "word": "jeres"
    },
    {
      "word": "de"
    },
    {
      "word": "dem"
    },
    {
      "word": "deres"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thou, you (2nd person singular subject pronoun, informal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thou",
          "thou"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̥u]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d̥u]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Danish lemmas",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Danish",
    "Danish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Danish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰewgʰ-",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Danish",
    "Danish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Danish verbs",
    "Pages with 75 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with language headings in the wrong order"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰewgʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gmq-oda",
        "3": "dughæ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Danish dughæ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "duga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse duga",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*duganą",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to be useful"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "duga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish duga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "taugen"
      },
      "expansion": "German taugen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Danish dughæ, from Old Norse duga, from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful”), cognate with Swedish duga, German taugen, Gothic 𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌰𐌽 (dugan).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "du",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dur",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duede",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duer",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dur",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duede",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "du",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "(have /havde) duet",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "10": "duede",
        "11": "past participle",
        "12": "duet",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "du",
        "5": "present",
        "6": "dur",
        "7": "or",
        "8": "duer",
        "9": "past"
      },
      "expansion": "du (imperative du, present dur or duer, past duede, past participle duet)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Danish",
  "lang_code": "da",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "be good"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "be fit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fit",
          "fit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈd̥uːˀ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "du"
}

Download raw JSONL data for du meaning in Danish (6.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "page/20250114",
  "msg": "Negatively nested table braces, couldn't split inflection section, du/Danish section conjugation",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "page/1896",
  "msg": "Template nesting error: template_nesting = 2 couldn't split inflection templates, du/Danish section conjugation",
  "path": [
    "du"
  ],
  "section": "Danish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "du",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Danish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.