Translation
you (plural: the everyday plural in Latin America, formal in Spain)
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Word origin
The plural of usted, itself a contraction of vuestra merced ('your grace'), from Latin vester ('your') and merces ('reward, favour').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vuestra merced
- English cognates
- mercy, merchant
Examples
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You can leave first, we will wait here.
, .
For you, parking is free at the weekend.
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I hope you all enjoy the visit very much.
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You are the ones in charge of the group tonight.
¿ ?
What do you all think of the proposal?
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 2: ustedes, lo, un and 11 more words.