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# you

«you» in Mova's school dictionary: **talking to** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

pronoun (you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves; casual: ya, u, y'all, youse, you guys)

### meaning for a pupil

1) You means the person or people someone is talking to. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#m1)

2) You can mean any person, people in general: «You should brush your teeth twice a day». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#m2)

3) (casual) Many places have a plural «you»: «you guys» (USA), «y'all» (US South), «youse» (Ireland, Australia, NZ), «you lot» (UK). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#m3)

4) (casual) In texts «you» is «u» or «ya»: «c u l8r». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#m4)

5) (rude) «You» before a name-call makes an insult: «you idiot», «you git». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#m5)

6) (formal) Exams avoid «you» and say «the candidate», «one», or use the passive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

the one who receives or gives in the problem; in rules «you» means anyone; phrases: «you have», «thank you», «see you», «your turn»; in casual talk «ya», «u», «y'all», «youse», «you lot», «thank ya», «cheers»; in rough talk «you idiot», «you're dead», «you wish»; in the exam voice «the candidate is required to», «one has», «it is required to determine»

### examples

- If a friend gives you more, you have more: add. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x1)
- You have 8 pencils and give 3 away. How many do you have now? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x2)
- Thank you for the lovely present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x3)
- You should wear a helmet when you ride a bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x4)
- Is this your pencil? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x5)
- Did you make this all by yourself? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x6)
- how many u got left? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x7)
- Y'all want 2 tacos each? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x8)
- Youse lot better share them 12 lollies fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x9)
- You idiot, you dropped 3 eggs! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x10)
- Candidates are required to determine the number of pencils retained. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x11)
- You wish you had 10 cards! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x12)
- "Thank you, Mr. Wolf," said she. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/#x13)

### note

«you» is the same for one person and many; «you guys», «y'all», «youse» and «you lot» show many people. Track whether you are the giver or the receiver. «the candidate» in an exam means you. Trap: «your» (belonging) and «you're» (you are) sound the same, and texts often mix them up.

### In the corpora

- [Knowing this helps you understand why a family's week is planned round a piece of paper on the fridge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/4/)
- [Banks pay interest on savings, and they charge interest when you borrow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/4/)
- [An overdraft lets you spend below zero, which is borrowing, and banks charge high interest on it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/12/)
- [You are not being punished when the answer is "not this month".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/7/)
- [A sale lowers prices; a bargain is only a bargain if you would have bought the thing anyway.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «you» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Y/you/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.