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Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan teu (feminine tua), from Latin tuum, from Proto-Italic *towos. The original stem was modified by analogy with meu.
The weak form ton is also from Latin tuum in an unstressed (monosyllabic) position.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
teu (feminine teva or teua, masculine plural teus, feminine plural teves or teues)
- your, yours (singular)
Usage notes
- When preceding a noun, teu is always preceded by the appropriate definite article.
Declension
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
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strong/subject
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weak (direct object)
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weak (indirect object)
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possessive
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| singular
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proclitic
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enclitic
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proclitic
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enclitic
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| 1st person
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jo, mi3
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em, m’
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-me, ’m
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em, m’
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-me, ’m
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meu
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| 1st person majestic1
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nós
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ens
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-nos, ’ns
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ens
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-nos, ’ns
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nostre
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| 2nd person
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tu
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et, t’
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-te, ’t
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et, t’
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-te, ’t
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teu
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| 2nd person formal1
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vós
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us
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-vos, -us
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us
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-vos, -us
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vostre
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| 2nd person very formal2
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vostè
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el, l’
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-lo, ’l
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li
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-li
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seu
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| 3rd person masculine
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ell
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el, l’
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-lo, ’l
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li
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-li
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seu
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| 3rd person feminine
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ella
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la, l’4
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-la
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li
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-li
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seu
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| 3rd person neuter
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ho
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-ho
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li
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-li
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seu
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| 3rd person reflexive
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si
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es, s’
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-se, ’s
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es, s’
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-se, ’s
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seu
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| plural
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| 1st person
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nosaltres
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ens
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-nos, ’ns
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ens
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-nos, ’ns
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nostre
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| 2nd person
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vosaltres
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us
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-vos, -us
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us
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-vos, -us
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vostre
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| 2nd person formal2
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vostès
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els
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-los, ’ls
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els
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-los, ’ls
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seu
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| 3rd person masculine
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ells
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els
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-los, ’ls
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els
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-los, ’ls
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seu
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| 3rd person feminine
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elles
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les
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-les
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els
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-los, ’ls
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seu
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| 3rd person reflexive
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si
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es, s’
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-se, ’s
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es, s’
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-se, ’s
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seu
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| adverbial
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| ablative/genitive
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en, n’
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-ne, ’n
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| locative
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hi
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-hi
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1) Behaves grammatically as plural.
2) Behaves grammatically as third person.
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3) Only as object of a preposition.
4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.
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Derived terms
See also
Drehu
Pronunciation
Noun
teu
- moon
References
- Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese teu, from Latin tuus.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
teu m (masculine singular teu, masculine plural teus, feminine singular túa, feminine plural túas)
- (possessive) yours (singular you)
See also
Further reading
Istro-Romanian
Etymology
From Latin tuus, probably through an intermediate Vulgar Latin *tous or *teus. Compare to Catalan el teu and Daco-Romanian tău.
Adjective
teu m (feminine te, masculine plural teľ, feminine plural tele)
- your
- nomelu teu
- your name
Japanese
Romanization
teu
- Rōmaji transcription of てう
Ligurian
Etymology
From Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic *towos.
Pronunciation
Adjective
teu (invariable)
- your (singular)
Pronoun
teu (invariable)
- (possessive) yours (singular)
Synonyms
See also
Nias
Noun
teu (mutated form deu)
- rain
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 208.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese tou, from Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic *towos.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
teu (feminine tua)
- Second-person singular possessive pronoun.
- your; yours
See also
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French té.
Noun
teu n (plural teuri)
- T-square
Declension
Declension of teu
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singular
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plural
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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| nominative/accusative
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(un) teu
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teul
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(niște) teuri
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teurile
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| genitive/dative
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(unui) teu
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teului
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(unor) teuri
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teurilor
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| vocative
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teule
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teurilor
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Tarairiú
Noun
teu
- water
Further reading
- Juvandi de Souza Santos, Cariri e Tarairiú?: culturas tapuais nos sertões da Paraíba (2009)
Zou
Verb
teu
- dig
References