Noun
das Du
Pronunciation: /du/
the informal 'du' (form of address)
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Meanings
Noun
- the informal 'du' (form of address)
Example sentence
Er bot mir sofort das Du an.
He immediately invited me to use the informal form of address.
Word forms
singular
das Du
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Du
Accusativedas Du
Dativedem Du
Genitivedes Dus
Du has no common plural.
Usage
- jemandem das Du anbieten — invite someone to use informal du; the person is dative
- das Du / du — the neuter noun naming the form of address / the informal pronoun
Nach einigen Treffen einigten wir uns auf das Du.
After several meetings, we agreed to address each other informally.
Not the word you meant? See also du (Pronoun).