'u
See also: U, ս, and Appendix:Variations of "u"
Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔu/
Verb
'u (active, transitive, irregular)
- eat, drink
Conjugation
Conjugation of 'u
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive | 1st person exclusive | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| active | ||||||||
| indicative | che ha'u | nde re'u | ha'e ho'u | ñande ja'u | ore ro'u | peẽ pe'u | ha'ekuéra ho'u/ho'u hikuái | |
| hortative | ta'u che | tere'u nde | to'u ha'e | taja'u ñande | taro'u ore | tape'u peẽ | to'u ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | he'u | - | - | - | pe'u | - | |
| passive | ||||||||
| indicative | che aje'u | nde reje'u | ha'e oje'u | ñande jaje'u | ore roje'u | peẽ peje'u | ha'ekuéra oje'u/oje'u hikuái | |
| hortative | taje'u che | tereje'u nde | toje'u ha'e | tajaje'u ñande | taroje'u ore | tapeje'u peẽ | toje'u ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | eje'u | - | - | - | peje'u | - | |
| reciprocal | ||||||||
| indicative | - | - | - | ñande jajo'u | ore rojo'u | peẽ pejo'u | ha'ekuéra hojo'u/hojo'u hikuái | |
| hortative | - | - | - | tajajo'u ñande | tarojo'u ore | tapejo'u peẽ | tojo'u ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | - | - | - | - | pejo'u | - | |
| coactive | ||||||||
| indicative | che hambo'u | nde rembo'u | ha'e hombo'u | ñande ñambo'u | ore rombo'u | peẽ pembo'u | ha'ekuéra hombo'u/hombo'u hikuái | |
| hortative | tambo'u che | terembo'u nde | tombo'u ha'e | tañambo'u ñande | tarombo'u ore | tapembo'u peẽ | tombo'u ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | hembo'u | - | - | - | pembo'u | - | |
| objective | ||||||||
| indicative | che haro'u/haguero'u | nde rero'u/reguero'u | ha'e horo'u/hoguero'u | ñande jaro'u/jaguero'u | ore roro'u/roguero'u | peẽ pero'u/peguero'u | ha'ekuéra horo'u/hoguero'u//horo'u/hoguero'u hikuái | |
| hortative | taro'u/taguero'u che | terero'u/tereguero'u nde | toro'u/toguero'u ha'e | tajaro'u/tajaguero'u ñande | taroro'u/taroguero'u ore | tapero'u/tapeguero'u peẽ | toro'u/toguero'u ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | hero'u/heguero'u | - | - | - | pero'u/peguero'u | - | |
| subsuntive¹ | ||||||||
| indicative | che haporo'u/hamba'e'u | nde reporo'u/remba'e'u | ha'e hoporo'u/homba'e'u | ñande japoro'u/ñamba'e'u | ore roporo'u/romba'e'u | peẽ peporo'u/pemba'e'u | ha'ekuéra hoporo'u/homba'e'u//hoporo'u/homba'e'u hikuái | |
| hortative | taporo'u/tamba'e'u che | tereporo'u/teremba'e'u nde | toporo'u/tomba'e'u ha'e | tajaporo'u/tañamba'e'u ñande | taroporo'u/taromba'e'u ore | tapeporo'u/tapemba'e'u peẽ | toporo'u/tomba'e'u ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
| imperative | - | heporo'u/hemba'e'u | - | - | - | peporo'u/pemba'e'u | - | |
| ¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- y'u (“drink water”)
Neapolitan
Alternative forms
- lu
Etymology
From lu, from Latin illum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u/
Pronoun
'u
- him (accusative)
Coordinate terms
| Number | Person | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Reflexive | Possessive | Prepositional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | first-person | io (i') | me | mìo, mìa, mieje, meje | me, méne | ||
| second-person, familiar | tu | te | tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje | te, téne | |||
| second-person, formal | vuje | ve | vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste | vuje | |||
| third-person, masculine | ìsso | 'o, 'u (lo, lu) | 'i, 'e (li, le) | se | sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje | ìsso | |
| third-person, feminine | éssa | 'a (la) | 'e (le) | éssa | |||
| plural | first-person | nuje | ce | nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste | nuje | ||
| second-person, plural | vuje | ve | vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste | vuje | |||
| third-person, masculine | ìsse | 'i, 'e (li, le) | llòro | se | llòro (invariable) | llòro | |
| third-person, feminine | llòro | 'e (le) | |||||
Tarantino
Article
'u m sg (plural le)
- the
Welsh
Etymology
Contraction of eu (“their”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i̯/
- Homophone: 'i
Usage notes
- Despite being written as u, the vowel here is /i̯/ in north Wales, making it homophonous with singular 'i in all varieties of the spoken language.
Determiner
'u
- their (used after vowels)
- Ymwelon ni â’u hwyres yn yr ysbyty.
- We visited their granddaughter in hospital.
Pronoun
'u
- us (used after vowels as the direct object of a verbal noun or verb)
- Cyhuddodd fi o’u dwyn ac yna’u gwerthu.
- He/She accused me of stealing them and then selling them.
- Fe’u ceir yma o bryd i'w gilydd.
- They are found (lit. "One finds them") here occasionally.
Usage notes
- In formal Welsh, the contraction 'u is a valid form of eu found after mostly functional vowel-final words. In colloquial Welsh, eu is often contracted to 'u after almost any vowel-final word.
- Pronomial 'u (and eu) can occur before any verbal noun. Before a verb, pronomial 'u is found only in formal language after certain vowel-final preverbal particles, such as fe and a. After certain certain vowel-final preverbal particles, such as ni, na, oni and pe, 's is used instead.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “'u”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies