vós

See also: vos, VOS, vôs, vô, voš, -vos, and v. o. s.

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin vōs.

Pronoun

vós

  1. you (subject pronoun: the group being addressed)

Synonyms

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin vōs, from Old Latin vōs, from Proto-Italic *wōs.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

vós (strong)

  1. you

Usage notes
  • Vós is a polite form, used when addressing a single person. It is used with the second person plural form of the verb. (Compare the polite usage of vous in French.)

Declension
Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subject weak (direct object) weak (indirect object) possessive
singular proclitic enclitic proclitic enclitic
1st person jo, mi3 em, m’ -me, ’m em, m’ -me, ’m meu
1st person majestic1 nós ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd person tu et, t’ -te, ’t et, t’ -te, ’t teu
2nd person formal1 vós us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
2nd person very formal2 vostè el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd person masculine ell el, l’ -lo, ’l li -li seu
3rd person feminine ella la, l’4 -la li -li seu
3rd person neuter ho -ho li -li seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
plural
1st person nosaltres ens -nos, ’ns ens -nos, ’ns nostre
2nd person vosaltres us -vos, -us us -vos, -us vostre
2nd person formal2 vostès els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person masculine ells els -los, ’ls els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person feminine elles les -les els -los, ’ls seu
3rd person reflexive si es, s’ -se, ’s es, s’ -se, ’s seu
adverbial
ablative/genitive en, n’ -ne, ’n
locative hi -hi
1) Behaves grammatically as plural.
2) Behaves grammatically as third person.		 3) Only as object of a preposition.
4) Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

See also

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs.

Pronoun

vós (accusative vos, dative vos)

  1. you (plural)
    Synonym: vosoutros

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese vos, from Latin vōs, from Proto-Indo-European *wōs.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

vós m pl or f pl

  1. second-person plural nominative personal pronoun; you
    Vós deveis fugir. ― You must flee.
  2. second-person plural prepositional pronoun; you
    Tenho medo de vós. ― I am afraid of you.
  3. (religious, formal or poetic) second-person singular nominative and prepositional pronoun used when addressing a deity, noble or certain powerful officials; you; thou
    Deus, vós sois a minha força.
    God, thou art my strength.
Usage notes

In everyday discourse, this pronoun is oftentimes replaced by vocês, mainly in central and southern continental Portugal and in Brazil.

Synonyms

See also
Portuguese personal pronouns (edit)
Number Person Nominative
(subject)		 Accusative
(direct object)		 Dative
(indirect object)		 Prepositional Prepositional
with com		 Non-declining
m f m f m and f m f m f m f
Singular First eu me mim comigo
Second tu te ti contigo você
o senhor a senhora
Third ele ela o
(lo, no)		 a
(la, na)		 lhe ele ela com ele com ela o mesmo a mesma
se (reflexive) si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)
Plural First nós nos nós connosco (Portugal)
conosco (Brazil)		 a gente
Second vós vos vós convosco vocês
os senhores as senhoras
Third eles elas os
(los, nos)		 as
(las, nas)		 lhes eles elas com eles com elas os mesmos as mesmas
se (reflexive) si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)
Indefinite se (reflexive) si (reflexive) consigo (reflexive)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

vós f

  1. plural of vó

Spanish

Pronoun

vós

  1. Obsolete spelling of vos
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