/tə/

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Translation

you, to you, yourself (second-person singular object pronoun)

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Word origin

From Latin te, the accusative and ablative of tu ('you').

Origin
Latin
Root
te

Short forms

  • t'before a vowel or mute h

    Je t'aime.

    I love you.

Examples

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I promise you I'll be there on time.

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Someone is looking for you at the entrance.

Guillaume.

I want to introduce my friend Guillaume to you.

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I will ring you back as soon as I leave the meeting.

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Do you always get up before six in the morning?

est le pronom personnel de la deuxième personne du singulier en position objet direct, objet indirect et réfléchi. Il s'emploie exclusivement dans les rapports de tutoiement (tu). Devant une voyelle ou un h muet, il s'élide en t'. Sa place est avant le verbe conjugué, sauf à l'impératif affirmatif où il se place après le verbe sous la forme tonique toi : lève-toi, dépêche-toi.

La distinction entre te objet direct et te objet indirect n'est pas visible à la forme. En revanche, elle conditionne l'accord du participe passé au passé composé avec avoir : je t'ai vu(e) (COD, accord possible) vs je t'ai répondu (COI, pas d'accord). À l'oral, cet accord est souvent imperceptible.

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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 5: te, non, avec and 11 more words.