Meaning of jūs | Babel Free

Definitions

1. you; accusative plural of jūs
2. you; second-person pronoun, referring to the addressee and other people
   personal, plural, second-person
3. you; second-person pronoun, referring to the addressee, singular or plural, to show polite respect; often capitalized
   formal, personal, plural, second-person

Equivalents

Examples

“kur jūs, zēni, bijāt?”

where, boys, were you?

“steidzieties, jūs jau gaida!”

hurry up, they are already waiting for you!

“kurš no jums ir vecāks: Birkenbaums, Gulbis vai Jānis?”

which of you is the oldest: Birkenbaums, Gulbis, or Jānis?

“esat, Birutiņ, un tu, Ansi... esat mani bērni, tikai es neesmu jūsu īstais tēvs”

you are, Birutiņa, and you, Ansis... you

“būt uz jūs (ar kādu), uzrunāt (kādu) ar jūs”

to be on jūs (with someone), to address (someone) with, as jūs

“(Ilga:) āgrāk jūs tā nerunājāt... (Marts:) jūs toreiz bijāt maza meitene un nekā nesapratāt”

(Ilga:) you, sir, didn't talk like that before... (Marts:) you, madam, were then a small girl and didn't understand anything

“pateicos par Jūsu palīdzību”

I thank (you) for your help

“Kalniņa kungs, vai Jums šis jautājums ir skaidrs?”

Mr Kalniņš, is this question clear to you?

CEFR level