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1. you Pronoun
(a) (to a single person in 'socially similar' position) tu; (Infml: before vowel, especially before as or es) t'; you're tired tu es fatigué, (Infml) t'es fatigué; are ~ tired? es-tu fatigué?, (Infml) t'es fatigué?
(b) (to more than one person, or a single 'socially distant' person) vous; what do ~ want to do? que voulez-vous faire?
(c) (Slightly Infml: meaning 'one', 'people in general') on; (when group of people is relatively well defined) vous; to get there, ~ take the street on the left pour y aller, on prend la rue à gauche; do ~ watch many football matches in France? on regarde beaucoup de football en France?, vous regardez beaucoup de football en France?
(d) (referring to a shop, association etc) vous; what time do ~ open? vous ouvrez à quelle heure?
(e) (in coordinated subject) toi; vous; ~ and I will go toi et moi irons; nous irons, toi et moi
(f) (for emphasis) toi, tu; vous, vous; you'll have to do it (not them)! il faudra que toi tu le fasses (or) vous vous le fassiez (et pas eux)!
(g) (in tags, elliptic constructions: other formula usually used in French) I'm tired- are ~? je suis fatigué- c'est vrai? (or) ah bon?
(h) (in giving polite commands: subject not used with imperative in French) don't ~ worry! ne t'en fais pas!
(i) (for emphatic commands) ~ do it, then! fois-le toi-même, alors!
2. you Pronoun
(a) (complement of verb) te; vous; I'll help ~ je t'aide; je vous aide; he's seen ~ il t'a vu; il vous a vu; (plural) il vous a vus
(b) (indirect object) te; vous; (emphatic) à toi, à vous; I'm giving ~ this book je te donne ce livre; je vous donne ce livre; (emphatic) I'm giving ~ this book, I'm giving this book to you c'est à toi (or) vous que je donne ce livre; I'll give you it je te le donnerai; je vous le donnerai
(c) (complement of preposition) toi; vous; it's for ~ c'est pour toi; c'est pour vous; compared to ~ comparé à toi; comparé à vous; he's taller than ~ il est plus grand que toi (or) vous
3. you Pronoun
"you ..." (negative) "...!", (more insulting) "espèce de ...!"; (positive) "tu es (un/une) ...!", "t'es (un/une) ...!"; ~ pig! espèce de cochon!; ~ angel! tu es an ange!
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