yuh
9.9
A way of saying you used in Caribbean English and informal speech
- pronoun
- UK
:
tú
- Yuh got that?
Examples
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Lieutenant, may l see yuh for a moment?
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Man, l been after Screwface for five long years, yuh see?
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Him jump already, yuh know?
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An' it's only l... who can guide you to what it is yuh seek.
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Welfare for warfare, yuh know?
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We have lots more where dat come from, yuh know.
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Women, it make dem wan' love all the time, yuh know.
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Yuh know what l'm sayin'?
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Lieutenant, may I see yuh for a moment?
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Yuh know what yuh are saying?
Surface Forms
yuh subject case
Etymology
Yuh is a dialect form of you that comes from how people in Caribbean English and other informal speech say 'you', so it is used as a casual pronoun meaning 'you'.
