Word: you Part of Speech: pron Etymology: From Middle English you, yow, ȝow (object case of ye), from Old English ēow (“you”, dative case of ġē), from Proto-West Germanic *iwwi (“you”, dative case of *jiʀ), from Proto-Germanic *iwwiz (“you”, dative case of *jīz), the Western form of Proto-Germanic *izwiz (“you”, dative case of *jūz), from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs (“you”, plural). Cognate with Scots you (“you”), Saterland Frisian jou (“you”), West Frisian jo (“you”), Low German jo, joe and oe (“you”), Dutch jou and u (“you”), German euch (“you”), Middle High German eu, iu (“you”, object pronoun), Latin vōs (“you”), Avestan 𐬬𐬋 (vō, “you”), Ashkun yë̃ (“you”), Kamkata-viri šo (“you”), Sanskrit यूयम् (yūyám, “you”). See usage notes. Ye, you and your are cognate with Dutch jij/je, jou, jouw; Low German ji, jo/ju, jug and German ihr, euch and euer respectively. Ye is also cognate with Danish I and archaic Swedish I. Compare the shift to the second-person singular informal Spanish vos, historically a formal pronoun. Pronunciation: /ju/, /jɪ/, /jə/, /juː/, /(j)iː/ 1. The people spoken, or written to, as an object. Labels: nominative, objective, plural, second-person, singular Example: Both of you should get ready now. Example: I'll look up you and your sister. 2. (To) yourselves, (to) yourself. Labels: US, colloquial, nominative, objective, plural, pronoun, reflexive, second-person, singular Example: If I may counsaile you, some day or two / Your Highnesse shall repose you at the Tower [...]. Example: And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the Lord will destroy this city. 3. The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) Labels: nominative, objective, plural, second-person, singular Example: I charge you, as ye woll have my love, that ye warne your kynnesmen that ye woll beare that day the slyve of golde uppon your helmet. 4. The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.) Labels: nominative, objective, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular, subjective Example: You are all supposed to do as I tell you. Example: Are you excited? ― Yes, I am excited! 5. The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.) Labels: nominative, objective, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular, subjective Example: You are right, Fanny, to protest against such an office, but you need not be afraid. 6. A person's favorite sports team. Labels: colloquial, nominative, objective, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular, subjective Example: I get that you're from Southeast Michigan, but I'm still surprised that you're a Detroit Lions fan. You have been on the receiving end of losing seasons for a while now. 7. Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). Labels: indefinite, nominative, objective, personal, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular Example: The ascent is precipitous, but the path is cut into continual and short windings, which enable you to surmount the perpendicularity of the mountain. Example: You can't choose your family, your lovers are difficult and volatile, but, oh, you can choose your friends - so doesn't it make much more sense to live and holiday with them instead? 8. A dummy pronoun used in certain constructions, usually with verbs of receiving (such as get or find) or sensing (such as see or hear), typically stating the existence or typicality of something. Labels: indefinite, nominative, objective, personal, plural, pronoun, second-person, singular Example: You get a lot of rude people in London. Example: It was one of those small-town dive bars you often read about.