"Du" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Du.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Dus [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Du [nominative, singular], Dus [genitive, singular], Du [dative, singular], Du [accusative, singular]
Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Du n (strong, genitive Dus, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. (literally) the thou, the you (singular) Tags: literally, neuter, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Du-de-noun-figQTvAs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German personal pronouns, German pronouns, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of German personal pronouns: 66 34 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43

Pronoun

Audio: De-Du.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}} Du
  1. alternative letter-case form of du (“you (singular)”), used especially for direct address in letters Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: du (extra: (“you (singular)”), used especially for direct address in letters)
    Sense id: en-Du-de-pron-FFTSMkGs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "pron",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Be Thou, O Lord, King not only of the faithful who have never departed from Thee, but also of Thy lost children who have forsaken Thee.",
          "roman": "Sei Du, o Herr, König nicht nur der Gläubigen, die nie von Dir gewichen sind, sondern auch der verlorenen Söhne, die Dich verlassen haben.",
          "text": "Weihegebet an das heiligſte Herz Jeſu [Consecration prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus]",
          "translation": "Be Thou, O Lord, King not only of the faithful who have never departed from Thee, but also of Thy lost children who have forsaken Thee.",
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        }
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          "english": "to offer someone to address each other with the pronoun du/Du",
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          "text": "jemandem das Du anbieten",
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          "english": "Be Thou, O Lord, King not only of the faithful who have never departed from Thee, but also of Thy lost children who have forsaken Thee.",
          "roman": "Sei Du, o Herr, König nicht nur der Gläubigen, die nie von Dir gewichen sind, sondern auch der verlorenen Söhne, die Dich verlassen haben.",
          "text": "Weihegebet an das heiligſte Herz Jeſu [Consecration prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus]",
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Download raw JSONL data for Du meaning in German (3.4kB)

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