you
pronoun (you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves; casual: ya, u, y'all, youse, you guys)
Everyday
- You means the person or people someone is talking to. tree →
- You can mean any person, people in general: «You should brush your teeth twice a day». tree →
- (casual) Many places have a plural «you»: «you guys» (USA), «y'all» (US South), «youse» (Ireland, Australia, NZ), «you lot» (UK). tree →
- (casual) In texts «you» is «u» or «ya»: «c u l8r». tree →
- (rude) «You» before a name-call makes an insult: «you idiot», «you git». tree →
- (formal) Exams avoid «you» and say «the candidate», «one», or use the passive. tree →
In the lessons
the one who receives or gives in the problem; in rules «you» means anyone; phrases: «you have», «thank you», «see you», «your turn»; in casual talk «ya», «u», «y'all», «youse», «you lot», «thank ya», «cheers»; in rough talk «you idiot», «you're dead», «you wish»; in the exam voice «the candidate is required to», «one has», «it is required to determine»
Examples
- If a friend gives you more, you have more: add. tree →
- You have 8 pencils and give 3 away. How many do you have now? tree →
- Thank you for the lovely present. tree →
- You should wear a helmet when you ride a bike. tree →
- Is this your pencil? tree →
- Did you make this all by yourself? tree →
- how many u got left? tree →
- Y'all want 2 tacos each? tree →
- Youse lot better share them 12 lollies fair. tree →
- You idiot, you dropped 3 eggs! tree →
- Candidates are required to determine the number of pencils retained. tree →
- You wish you had 10 cards! tree →
- "Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she. tree →
Note
«you» is the same for one person and many; «you guys», «y'all», «youse» and «you lot» show many people. Track whether you are the giver or the receiver. «the candidate» in an exam means you. Trap: «your» (belonging) and «you're» (you are) sound the same, and texts often mix them up.
In Jewish tradition
In the Torah "you" can mean one person or the whole people, and the old English forms "thou" and "ye" show which. Here it is God or Moses speaking to Israel. The prophets also use it for God speaking to the people, in love or in warning.
Interpretation. The Torah's "you" is read as speaking to every Jew in every generation, as at Sinai where all stood together.
Examples
- one he-goat, to make atonement for you. (Torah NUM.28.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And after that he will let you go. (Torah EXO.3.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- I pray you give her unto him to wife. (Torah GEN.34.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have loved you, saith the LORD. (Prophets MAL.1.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who among you will give ear to this? (Prophets ISA.42.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will cast you off, saith the LORD.' (Prophets JER.23.33, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
«you» is the same for one person and many; «you guys», «y'all», «youse» and «you lot» show many people. Track whether you are the giver or the receiver. «the candidate» in an exam means you. Trap: «your» (belonging) and «you're» (you are) sound the same, and texts often mix them up.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «you» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «you» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «you» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «you» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/you/