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You, You, You

Second person pronouns in Romance languages

Nov 05, 2025
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Unlike modern English, which has just one word for “you” (with the exception of regionalisms like youse and y’all), our three Romance languages all have different words depending on register (formality) and number (singular or plural).

For learners, understanding the informal vs formal distinction is the trickiest part of multiple ways to say “you,” but …

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