"vous" meaning in French

See vous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /vu/, /vu.z‿/ Audio: Fr-vous.ogg Forms: tu [informal, singular], vous [emphatic], votre [determiner, possessive]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vous, from Old French vos, vous, from Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs. See cognates in regional languages in France: Angevin, Bourbonnais-Berrichon, Bourguignon, Champenois, Lorrain, Orléanais, and Poitevin-Saintongeais vous; Franc-Comtois vôs; Gallo vouz; Norman and Franco-Provençal vos; Picard os; Occitan vosautres (Provençal vousautes); Catalan vosaltres; Corsican voi. Other cognates with the same usage are voi in Italian as well as вы in Russian. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vous|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vous, {{inh+|fr|frm|vous}} Inherited from Middle French vous, {{inh|fr|fro|vos}} Old French vos, {{inh|fr|la|vōs}} Latin vōs, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*wōs}} Proto-Italic *wōs, {{cog|roa-ang,roa-bbn,roa-brg,roa-cha,roa-lor,roa-orl,roa-poi|vous}} Angevin, Bourbonnais-Berrichon, Bourguignon, Champenois, Lorrain, Orléanais, and Poitevin-Saintongeais vous, {{cog|roa-fcm|vôs}} Franc-Comtois vôs, {{cog|roa-gal|vouz}} Gallo vouz, {{cog|nrf,frp|vos}} Norman and Franco-Provençal vos, {{cog|pcd|os}} Picard os, {{cog|oc|vosautres}} Occitan vosautres, {{cog|oc-pro|vousautes}} Provençal vousautes, {{cog|ca|vosaltres}} Catalan vosaltres, {{cog|co|voi}} Corsican voi Head templates: {{head|fr|pronoun|second-person plural and second-person formal singular||informal singular|tu|object|vous|emphatic|vous|possessive determiner|votre|cat2=personal pronouns}} vous (second-person plural and second-person formal singular, informal singular tu, object vous, emphatic vous, possessive determiner votre)
  1. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
    (subject pronoun) you (all).
    Tags: formal, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular, subjective
    Sense id: en-vous-fr-pron-8gMvlZx~ Categories (other): French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 29 29 15 27
  2. the plural personal pronoun in the second person:
    (direct object pronoun) you (all).
    Tags: direct-object, formal, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-vous-fr-pron-8gMvlZx~1 Categories (other): French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 29 29 15 27
  3. you, to you (indirect object pronoun): Tags: formal, plural, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-vous-fr-pron-AJ~T-5nQ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns, French pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 11 3 9 9 48 8 5 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 2 7 7 62 6 4 5 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 58 14 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 29 29 15 27 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 20 20 40 19
  4. (formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person: Tags: formal, plural, polite, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-vous-fr-pron-BMP3njEu Categories (other): French personal pronouns Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 29 29 15 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: comment allez-vous, vous autres, vous-même, vous-mêmes, vouvoyer
Related terms: je, j’, me, m’, , moi, tu, te, t’, toi, il, le, l’, lui, y, en, elle, la, on1, se, s’4, soi4, nous, vous2, 3, ils3, les, leur, eux3, elles, 1 Also used as the first person plural, 2 Also used as the polite singular form, 3 Also used when a group has both men and women, 4 Also used as third person plural reflexive

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/vu/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/vu.z‿/"
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      "homophone": "voue"
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    {
      "homophone": "vouent"
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    {
      "homophone": "voues"
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      "rhymes": "-u"
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        "11": "possessive determiner",
        "12": "votre",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "second-person plural and second-person formal singular",
        "4": "",
        "5": "informal singular",
        "6": "tu",
        "7": "object",
        "8": "vous",
        "9": "emphatic",
        "cat2": "personal pronouns"
      },
      "expansion": "vous (second-person plural and second-person formal singular, informal singular tu, object vous, emphatic vous, possessive determiner votre)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "je"
    },
    {
      "word": "j’"
    },
    {
      "word": "me"
    },
    {
      "word": "m’"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "word": "moi"
    },
    {
      "word": "tu"
    },
    {
      "word": "te"
    },
    {
      "word": "t’"
    },
    {
      "word": "toi"
    },
    {
      "word": "il"
    },
    {
      "word": "le"
    },
    {
      "word": "l’"
    },
    {
      "word": "lui"
    },
    {
      "word": "y"
    },
    {
      "word": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "elle"
    },
    {
      "word": "la"
    },
    {
      "word": "on1"
    },
    {
      "word": "se"
    },
    {
      "word": "s’4"
    },
    {
      "word": "soi4"
    },
    {
      "word": "nous"
    },
    {
      "word": "vous2"
    },
    {
      "word": "3"
    },
    {
      "word": "ils3"
    },
    {
      "word": "les"
    },
    {
      "word": "leur"
    },
    {
      "word": "eux3"
    },
    {
      "word": "elles"
    },
    {
      "word": "1 Also used as the first person plural"
    },
    {
      "word": "2 Also used as the polite singular form"
    },
    {
      "word": "3 Also used when a group has both men and women"
    },
    {
      "word": "4 Also used as third person plural reflexive"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "You (all) go.",
          "text": "Vous allez",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the plural personal pronoun in the second person:",
        "you (all)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plural",
          "plural"
        ],
        [
          "personal pronoun",
          "personal pronoun"
        ],
        [
          "second person",
          "second person"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "the plural personal pronoun in the second person:",
        "(subject pronoun) you (all)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "pronoun",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I love you (all).",
          "text": "Je vous adore.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the plural personal pronoun in the second person:",
        "you (all)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plural",
          "plural"
        ],
        [
          "personal pronoun",
          "personal pronoun"
        ],
        [
          "second person",
          "second person"
        ],
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "the plural personal pronoun in the second person:",
        "(direct object pronoun) you (all)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "direct-object",
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "pronoun",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I will give you my address / I will give my address to you.",
          "text": "Je vous donnerai mon adresse.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you, to you (indirect object pronoun)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "you, to you (indirect object pronoun):"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French formal terms",
        "French polite terms",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Sir, I cannot tell you.",
          "text": "Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous le dire",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plural",
          "plural"
        ],
        [
          "singular",
          "singular"
        ],
        [
          "personal pronoun",
          "personal pronoun"
        ],
        [
          "second person",
          "second person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(formal, polite) plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person:"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "plural",
        "polite",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/vu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vu.z‿/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-vous.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/aa/Fr-vous.ogg/Fr-vous.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Fr-vous.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "voue"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "vouent"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "voues"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vous"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: object vous",
  "path": [
    "vous"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "pronoun",
  "title": "vous",
  "trace": ""
}

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