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tú

you (informal)

pronoun too Common

Usage Note

Tú (with accent) is the informal second-person singular subject pronoun; the possessive tu (no accent) is a separate word. Spanish regularly omits subject pronouns because the verb ending signals the person, so tú appears mainly for emphasis or contrast. In formal address, usted (which takes third-person verb forms) replaces tú.

Examples

"Tú siempre llegas tarde."

Natural Translation

You always arrive late.

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