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German pronoun · CEFR A1

du

Meaning in English: you (informal, singular)

Rank 126 of 5,000pronounLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Kannst du mir kurz helfen?

Can you help me for a moment?

Forms of du in the top 5,000

These forms of du are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

dich#468
you (accusative, informal)A1

Ich hole dich um sieben ab.
I'll pick you up at seven.

dir#505
(to) you (dative, informal)A1

Wie geht es dir heute?
How are you today?

How common is du?

du is number 126 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 685 times per million words — about once every 1,500 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 46% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 122erstenfirst
  2. 123die Uhrclock, watch; o'clock
  3. 124selbstoneself, myself etc.; even
  4. 125vielmuch, a lot
  5. 126duyou (informal, singular)
  6. 127warenwere
  7. 128Jahreyears
  8. 129dennbecause; then (in questions)
  9. 130ohnewithout

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