Ви

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

Ви (Vi) (personal, possessive)

  1. Short form of the polite second-person singular or plural pronoun in the accusative case, used as the direct object of a verb; you.
    Каква изненада да Ви видя тук, господин Димитров!
    Kakva iznenada da Vi vidja tuk, gospodin Dimitrov!
    What a surprise to see you here, Mr. Dimitrov!
  2. Short form of the polite second-person singular or plural pronoun in the dative case, used as the indirect object of a verb; to you, for you, you.
    Госопожо Петрова, мисля, че не Ви се представих.
    Gosopožo Petrova, mislja, če ne Vi se predstavih.
    Mrs. Petrova, I don't think I've introduced myself to you.
  3. Short form of the polite second-person singular or plural possessive pronoun; your.
    Госопожо Петрова, съпругът Ви още не е пристигнал.
    Gosopožo Petrova, sǎprugǎt Vi ošte ne e pristignal.
    Mrs. Petrova, your husband has not arrived yet.

Usage notes

  • The personal pronoun Вие (Vie) and its forms Вас (Vas) and Ви (Vi) are comparable to French vous, German Sie, and are used not only in the informal plural sense, but also as the formal singular and plural, in which case they are always capitalised. The formal Вие (Vie) is appropriate with strangers, business contacts, and all but one's friends. (The informal ти (ti) should only be used with close family and friends.)
Bulgarian personal pronouns
nominative
(subject)
accusative
(direct complement)
dative
(indirect complement)
prepositional
full short full short
singular first person аз (az) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
second
person
informal ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe)
те (te) те́бе (tébe) ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe)
formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
third
person
masculine той (toj) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
feminine тя (tja) не́я (néja) я (ja) ней (nej) ѝ (ì) не́я (néja)
neuter то (to) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
plural first person ни́е (níe)
ний (nij)
нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
second
person
informal ви́е (víe)
вий (vij)
вас (vas) ви (vi) вам (vam) ви (vi) вас (vas)
formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
third person те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)
Bulgarian possessive pronouns
possessor singular plural
first person (my, our) мой (moj) наш (naš)
second person
(your)
informal твой (tvoj) ваш (vaš)
formal Ваш (Vaš)
third person
(his, her, its, their)
masculine не́гов (négov) те́хен (téhen)
feminine не́ин (néin)
neuter не́гов (négov)
reflexive свой (svoj)
This table presents the masculine singular indefinite (lemma) forms only. Visit the individual entries to study all forms.

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Ви (Vi)

  1. Short indirect object form of Вие (Vie).

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic вы (vy), from Proto-Slavic *vy.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

Ви (Vy)

  1. Second-person singular formal pronoun used in documents e.g. applications, reports, legal papers, etc.
    Шано́вний І́лле Рома́новичу! Повідомля́ємо Вам, що...Šanóvnyj Ílle Románovyču! Povidomljájemo Vam, ščo...Dear Illia Romanovych! We inform you that...
  2. (uncommon) Second-person singular formal pronoun used in all the same contexts as its lowercase counterpart.
    Synonym: ви (vy)

Declension

See ви.

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