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Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
| Käännös | Konteksti | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronominit | ||
| 1. | amerikanenglanti, Yhdysvaltojen etelävaltioiden englanti | |
Määritelmät
Pronomini
- (informal, now chiefly Southern US, African-American Vernacular, New York Latino English, Appalachia, Caribbean, Indian South African English, Māori English, Singapore, Newfoundland and Labrador) You (plural).
- (chiefly Southern US, African-American Vernacular, in greetings) Everyone; everybody.
- (rare, chiefly Southern US) You (singular).
Verbi
- (ambitransitive, informal) To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).
Esimerkit
- Much later, after dozens of the men had come up to me to shake my hand (with both of theirs) and say "Y'all come back soon, hear? ...
- People in the South do indeed seem to be addressing a single person as "y'all." For instance, a restaurant patron might ask a waiter, "What y'all got for dessert tonight?" In that case, "y'all" refers collectively to the people who run the restaurant.