jij |
2nd sg. fam. |
- 2nd sg familiar form used to address friends, relatives, children, animals |
jullie |
2nd pl. hon. |
- etymologically jullie is a combination of jelie (den) 'you people', jullie is occasionally used as the plural of u |
u |
2nd sg. hon. |
- 2nd sg polite form used to address strangers, elders etc. similar to German Sie; there is still a sizable number of person who use it to address their parents (it was common bevor WWII); grandparents, aunts and uncles, and God are addressed by u; etymologically u derives from Uwe Edelheid 'Your Nobility' (Head 1978:168)) |