tu/ty/
pronoun · A1 · Frequency 23
pronouncommon
Meanings
you (singular)
Used in informal contexts to address a single person.
Examples
Tu peux fermer la fenêtre, s'il te plaît ?
Can you close the window, please?
Est-ce que tu viens avec nous au marché ?
Are you coming to the market with us?
Je sais que tu comprends la situation.
I know that you understand the situation.
Collocations
- tu esyou are
- tu asyou have
- tu veuxyou want
Common mistakes
Tu es allé au cinéma avec elle ?
Tu es allé(e) au cinéma avec elle ?
Past participles with être must agree in gender and number with the subject; 'tu' is grammatically common-gender, but when referring to a female speaker, agreement '(e)' is required — standard inclusive orthography.
Tu parle français.
Tu parles français.
The second-person singular verb form requires -s (except for rare irregular verbs like aller/venir); 'parle' is 1st/3rd sg, making this a classic conjugation error.