Translation
you (formal singular)
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Word origin
A contraction of the old courtesy form vuestra merced ('your grace'), from Latin vester ('your') and merces, mercedis ('reward, favour'). The polite address worn down to a single pronoun.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vuestra merced
- English cognates
- mercy, merchant
Examples
¿ , ?
Could you sign here, please?
, .
You are absolutely right, madam.
¿ ?
Have you been to Spain before?
.
You should not worry about this.
.
I beg you to excuse me for a moment.
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Grammar articles
(43)Advanced Spanish Grammar (C1-C2): Sounding Native
Spanish Grammar Cheatsheet: The Essentials, One Page
Spanish Compound Tenses: Every haber Tense on One Chart
Spanish Conditional Tense: me gustaría and Polite Requests
Spanish -ar Verbs: Present Tense Conjugation Chart and List
Spanish -er Verbs: Present Tense Conjugation Chart and List
Spanish -ir Verbs: Present Tense Conjugation Chart and List
Conjugating Spanish Reflexive Verbs in the Present Tense
Spanish Verb Conjugation Chart: Every Tense, with Examples
Spanish Filler Words: bueno, pues, vale, o sea and more
Spanish Formal Commands: Usted and Ustedes Imperative
Spanish Future Tense: ir a, hablaré and Irregular Stems
Spanish Greetings and Survival Phrases: Say Something Today
Gustar in Spanish and Verbs Like It (encantar, faltar)
Spanish Commands: the Imperative for Tú, Usted, Nosotros
Spanish Imperfect Tense: Endings and Only Three Irregulars
Spanish Informal Register: Slang, Texting and Fillers
Ir a + Infinitive in Spanish: Voy a, Vas a, Va a
Spanish Negative Commands: no + Subjunctive for Every Person
Spanish Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns (le vs lo)
Spanish Obligation: tener que, hay que, deber and necesitar
Spanish Perfect Subjunctive (haya hablado) with Practice
Spanish Pluperfect Subjunctive and Conditional Perfect
Spanish Pluperfect (Past Perfect): The Past Before the Past
Spanish Politeness: Softening Requests with ¿Podría...?
Spanish Possessive Pronouns: el mío, el tuyo, el suyo
Spanish Possessive Adjectives: mi, tu, su Chart
Spanish Prepositional Pronouns: mí, ti, conmigo, contigo
Spanish Present Perfect: he hablado, ha vivido, hemos visto
The Spanish Present Progressive: estar + Gerund (-ndo)
Spanish Preterite Tense: Endings and the Irregular Stems
Spanish Pronoun Order: Double Object Pronouns and se lo
Spanish Punctuation and Capitalisation: ¿, ¡ and Lowercase
Spanish Reflexive Verbs: List of 30, Pronouns and Meanings
Spanish Regional Grammar: voseo (vos tenés) and ustedes
Tú vs Usted in Spanish: Register, vosotros and ustedes
Saber vs Conocer: The Two Spanish Verbs for 'To Know'
Ser and Estar: Past Tense and Adjectives That Change Meaning
Ser vs Estar in Spanish: When to Use Each (Chart and Quiz)
Spanish Stem-Changing Verbs: e>ie, o>ue, e>i Boot Verbs
Spanish Subject Pronouns Chart (and Why Natives Drop Them)
Spanish Subjunctive Set Phrases: pase lo que pase, ojalá
Spanish Word Order: SVO, Pro-Drop and the Five Rules
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 1: usted, de, que and 11 more words.