Icelandic

Pronoun

þú

1. (personal, singular) you, thou

   Þú ert skemmtilegur.‎

   You are fun.

   Ertu nemandi?‎

   Are you a student?

Synonyms

• (singular you): þér (formal, archaic)

Derived terms

Usage notes

• After verbs the pronoun þú is either:

  separated:

  (separated) munt þú‎ ― are you going to

  (separated) skalt þú‎ ― you shall

  (separated) borðar þú‎ ― do you eat

  (separated) hoppar þú‎ ― do you jump

  (separated) sérð þú‎ ― do you see

  or suffixed and changed into -ðu, -du, -tu or -u:

  (suffixed) muntu‎ ― are you going to

  (suffixed) borðarðu‎ ― do you eat

  (suffixed) viltu‎ ― do you want to

  (suffixed) nennirðu‎ ― could you be bothered to

Inflection

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þū, from Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. Cognates: see there.

Pronoun

þú

1. (in the singular) you

Inflection

• nominative: þú
• genitive: þín
• dative: þér
• accusative: þik

Descendants

• Danish: du
• Faroese: tú
• Icelandic: þú
• Norwegian: du
• Old Swedish: þu
  • Swedish: du