Du (personal pronoun)

Du (personal pronoun)

Du is a common Germanic second-person personal pronoun that can be found in many of the modern Germanic languages.

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Germanic languages

Scandinavian languages

In Swedish it is nowadays used on both informal and formal occasions due to reform in the 1970s.[citation needed] This means one can address anyone including nobility and politicians with du.[citation needed] However, it is rarely used when addressing a member of the Swedish royal family.[citation needed]

Du is also used in Danish and Norwegian.

German

In German du is only used as an informal pronoun. It is only addressed to persons that one knows very well, like family members and close friends. It is also most commonly used among young people. In formal cases one uses Sie.

Equivalents in other languages

See also

References


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