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du

"du" means "you, thou" in German. It is number 5 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

you, thou

IPA

/duː/

Forms in this course

dich, dir

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Und du?
  And you?
  Tatoeba: samueldora / lugal
• Ich nicht, und du?
  Not me. And you?
  Tatoeba: sakslane / DJ_Saidez
• „Ich?“ „Ja, du!“
  "Me?" "Yes, you!"
  Tatoeba: Melang / XenoKat

Learned together

In the course, "du" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• ich I
• sie she
• das the (neuter)
• der the (masculine)
• es it
• und and
• wir we
• was what
• zu to

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