What does “you” mean?
- 1
pronounthe person or people being spoken or written to
Are you ready?
- 2
pronounpeople in general
You need a ticket to get in.
You at a glance
- Part of speech
- pronoun
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ju/ · YOO
- Forms
- your, yours, yourself, yourselves
How to use “you” correctly
“You” is both singular and plural, and always takes a plural verb: “you are”, never “you is”.
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