Telugu

Alternative forms

• నువ్వు ‎(nuvvu)

Pronoun

నీవు • ‎(nīvu)

1. you; (second person nominative singular/informal pronoun).

Usage notes

• నువ్వు ‎(nuvvu) and నీవు ‎(nīvu) are equivalent terms in all but register; నీవు ‎(nīvu) is considered to be a more formal word than నువ్వు ‎(nuvvu), though both are used only when addressing someone with whom the speaker either has an intimate relationship or someone who is inferior in social standing to the speaker.

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