tutoyer

tu·toy·er

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-twah-yey; French ty-twa-yey]
- /ˌtu twɑˈyeɪ; French tü twaˈyeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too-twah-yey; French ty-twa-yey]
- /ˌtu twɑˈyeɪ; French tü twaˈyeɪ/

Definitions of tutoyer word

verb with object tutoyer to address (someone), especially in French, using the familiar forms of the pronoun “you” rather than the more formal forms; address familiarly. 1
verb tutoyer to speak to (someone) on familiar terms 0
verb transitive tutoyer to speak to familiarly, as, in French, by using the singular forms (tu and toi) of “you” rather than the more formal plural form (vous) 0

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Origin of tutoyer

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; < French, to address as tu and toi (the familiar singular forms for “you” in French)

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Parts of speech for Tutoyer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tutoyer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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