English - Russian Dictionary
/ju/
You is the second-person pronoun used to address someone directly. In Russian, it translates to different forms depending on whether you are speaking informally (ты) or formally (Вы), and whether the person is the subject or object of the sentence.
| # | Type | English | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | тебя |
| 2 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | тебе |
| 3 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | тобой |
| 4 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | Вас |
| 5 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | Вам |
| 6 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the person being addressed | Вами |
| 7 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | ты |
| 8 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the person being addressed | Вы |
| 9 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | вас |
| 10 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | вам |
| 11 | pronoun | you object pronoun: the group being addressed | вами |
| 12 | pronoun | you subject pronoun: the group being addressed | вы |
| 13 | pronoun | you indefinite personal pronoun: an unspecified individual or group of individuals | ты |
| 14 | verb | you to address using the more formal second-person pronoun | выкать colloquial imperfective |
| 15 | verb | you to address using the more formal second-person pronoun | обращаться на «Вы» imperfective |
| 16 | determiner | you the individual or group spoken/written to | ты |
| 17 | determiner | you the individual or group spoken/written to | вы |
I told you to be careful.
Я сказал тебе быть осторожным.
You should come to the party tomorrow.
Вы должны прийти на вечеринку завтра.
Can you help me with this?
Ты можешь помочь мне с этим?
Russian distinguishes between informal (ты) and formal (Вы) address. Use ты with friends, family, and children; use Вы with strangers, elders, and in professional contexts. Each form has different case endings (nominative, accusative, dative, instrumental) depending on the word's grammatical role.
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