English - Arabic Dictionary
/ju/
You is the second-person pronoun used to address someone. In Arabic, it has multiple forms depending on whether you are addressing one person or a group, and whether the pronoun is the subject or object of the verb.
| # | Type | English | Arabic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | ك |
| 2 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | إياك |
| 3 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | أنت |
| 4 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | حضرتك formal |
| 5 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | كم |
| 6 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | كن |
| 7 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | كما |
| 8 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | إياكم |
| 9 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | إياكن |
| 10 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | إياكما |
| 11 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | أنتما |
| 12 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | أنتم |
| 13 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | أنتن |
| 14 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | حضرتكما formal |
| 15 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | حضرتكم formal |
| 16 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | حضرتكن |
| 17 | pronoun | you indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | من |
| 18 | pronoun | you indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | المرء |
I want you to help me.
أريدك أن تساعدني.
You are my friend.
أنت صديقي.
I told all of you to be careful.
قلت لكم جميعا أن تكونوا حذرين.
Arabic distinguishes between singular you (one person), dual you (two people), and plural you (three or more). Additionally, some forms like حضرتك and حضرتكم are more formal or respectful. Choose the form based on both the number of people and the grammatical role in the sentence.
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