Second-person pronouns

formality distinction feature of some languages

In Spanish grammar, '''''' () is the use of as a second-person singular pronoun, along with its associated verbal forms, in certain regions where the language is spoken. In those regions it replaces , i.e. the use of the pronoun and its verbal forms. can also be found in the context of using verb conjugations for with as the subject pronoun (verbal voseo).

'''' () was the process of popularization of the second-person singular pronoun as a universal form of address in Sweden that took place in the late 1960s. The use of du (cognate with English thou'', French , and German ) replaced an intricate former system where people chiefly addressed each other in third person, with or without a preceding Mr./Mrs./Ms. (, or ) before the title, often omitting both surname and given name. Less respectfully, people could be addressed with Mr./Mrs./Ms. plus surname, or in a family setting, alternatively even less respectfully, with the plain name or third pers