English - Italian Dictionary
/ju/
You is the second-person pronoun in English. In Italian, it translates to tu (informal singular), lei (formal singular), voi (plural), or Loro (formal plural), depending on context and formality level.
| # | Type | English | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | ti |
| 2 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | te |
| 3 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | tu |
| 4 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | lei |
| 5 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | Voi archaic |
| 6 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | vi |
| 7 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | Loro formal |
| 8 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | voi |
| 9 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | Loro formal |
| 10 | pronoun | you indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | si |
| 11 | verb | you to address using the more formal second-person pronoun | dare del Lei |
Do you want coffee?
Vuoi un caffè? (informal) / Vuole un caffè? (formal)
I saw you yesterday.
Ti ho visto ieri. (informal) / L'ho vista ieri. (formal)
You all should come to the party.
Voi dovreste venire alla festa.
Italian distinguishes between informal (tu) and formal (lei/Loro) address. Use tu with friends and family; use lei with strangers and in professional settings. The plural voi is used informally for groups; Loro is the formal plural but rarely used in modern Italian.
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