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Vocabulary

the plural personal pronoun in the second person; you (all); you, to you (indirect object pronoun); plural or singular personal pronoun in the second person

Pronoun

tutoyer

to thou (to address (someone) using the informal second-person pronoun tu rather than the formal vous); to be familiar with, to be close to something

Verb

vouvoyer

to address someone using the formal pronoun vous rather than the informal tu, to use the V-form, to "you" (as opposed to "thou")

Verb

vouvoiement

the use of formal register, addressing someone with the polite vous-form

Noun

elided form of vous

Pronoun

mot magique

magic word; the use of "please" (s'il vous plaît / s'il te plaît) with a request

Noun