U

From Fresh Dictionary

See also: U, û

Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived expressions 2.2 Abbreviation 2.2.1 Derived expressions 3 Bosnian 3.1 Preposition 4 Czech 4.1 Preposition 5 Dutch 5.1 Personal pronoun 5.1.1 Usage notes 5.1.2 Related terms 5.2 Reflexive pronoun 5.2.1 Related terms 5.2.2 Usage notes 6 Japanese 6.1 Romaji 7 Polish 7.1 Preposition 8 Romansch 8.1 Etymology 8.2 Conjunction 9 Serbian 9.1 Preposition 9.1.1 See also 10 Spanish 10.1 Conjunction 11 Swahili 11.1 Noun class

Translingual

Symbol

u

1. (metrology) symbol for unified atomic mass unit

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English

Noun

u

1. The letter u.

   The u looks much nicer in Arial than in Times New Roman font.

2. A thing in the shape of the letter U

Derived expressions

• u-turn
• u-bolt

Abbreviation

u

1. Underwater.
2. you

Derived expressions

• u-boat (1)

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Bosnian

Preposition

u

1. in
2. inside
3. at
4. in the possession of

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Czech

Preposition

u

1. at

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Dutch

Personal pronoun

u

1. Second-person singular, subjective: you (polite).

   Bent u klaar? — Are you ready?

   Bent u er nog? — Are you still there?

2. Second-person singular, objective: you (polite).

   Ik zal het aan u geven. — I will give it to you.

   Dit zal niet werken voor u. — This won’t work for you.

3. Second-person singular, objective: thee (dialectal).

   Ik doe dat wel voor u. — I’ll do it for thee.

4. Second-person plural, subjective: you (polite).

   Hebt u die oefening gemaakt? — Have your prepared that exercise?

5. Second-person plural, objective: you (polite).

   Ze zullen dat wel voor u doen. — They’ll do it for you.

Usage notes

• The capitalization of u (as in U or Uw) is now considered old-fashioned, and no longer compulsory. In religious context, it is still often capitalized.

Related terms

See Wiktionary:Dutch inflection

Reflexive pronoun

u

1. Second-person singular: thyself (dialectal)

   Gij hebt u niet gewassen. — Thou hast not washed thyself.

2. Second-person plural: thyselves (dialectal)

   Wast u eens. — Wash thyselves.

Related terms

See Wiktionary:Dutch inflection

Usage notes

See usage notes at gij.

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Japanese

Romaji

u (う)

1. う: hiragana letter u
2. ウ: katakana letter u

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Polish

Preposition

u + genitive

1. at

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Romansch

Etymology

Latin aut

Conjunction

u

1. or

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Serbian

Preposition

u

1. in
2. inside
3. at
4. in the possession of

See also

• у

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Spanish

Conjunction

u

1. or (when the next word starts with an ‘o’ or ‘ho.’ O is used in other cases.)

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Swahili

Noun class

u-

1. Marks noun class 11, denoting abstract nouns, singulatives, elongated objects, and countries.ang:u

de:u es:u eu:u fr:u gl:u ko:u id:u ia:u ku:u la:u nl:u ja:u pl:u fi:u zh:u