French · word
You in French
tu
The forms you will meet: tu, te, t', toi. It means you (one person you know well, a child, family).
you (one person you know well, a child, family)
Examples · 2
tu: a friend, family, a child
Tu as oublié ton parapluie chez moi.You forgot your umbrella at my place.tu: a question to someone you know
Tu habites dans ce quartier ?Do you live in this area?
Forms
tutet'toi
The forms
- tu
- te
- t'
- toi
One sentence for each rule
Greyed letters are written and not pronounced. A tie marks a liaison, with the sound you hear under it. A label under a verb names its tense.
you (one person you know well, a child, family)
tu: a friend, family, a child
Tu as oublié ton parapluie chez moi.You forgot your umbrella at my place.tu: a question to someone you know
Tu habites dans ce quartier ?Do you live in this area?tu: an impératif
Ferme la fenêtre, s'il te plaît, il fait froid.Close the window, please, it is cold.tu: offering something to a friend
Tu veux un café ?Do you want a coffee?tu: asking a classmate or a friend
Tu peux répéter, s'il te plaît ?Can you repeat that, please?
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Questions people ask
- How do you say you in French?
- Tu, te, t', toi. It means you (one person you know well, a child, family).
- What are the forms of tu?
- tu, te, t', toi.
- When do you use tu?
- tu: a friend, family, a child; tu: a question to someone you know; tu: an impératif; tu: offering something to a friend; tu: asking a classmate or a friend.
- How do you use tu in a sentence?
- Tu as oublié ton parapluie chez moi. (You forgot your umbrella at my place.)
More French words
- àto, at, in
- avecwith
- c'estit is, this is, that is
- cethis, that
- chezat the home of, at
- commenthow
- dansin, inside
- deof, from
- dusome
- ensome of it, of them
- etand
- il y athere is, there are
- lethe
- maisbut
- meme, to me
- moime
- monmy, your, his, her, our, their
- ne ... pasnot
- nouswe
- onwe
- ouor
- oùwhere
- parce quebecause
- pourfor
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