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Usted is the short form of what two words?

Usted is the short form of what two words?

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The Spanish word meaning you, Usted, is the short form of what two words?

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updated FEB 24, 2010
posted by JoaquinJack

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Usted came from vuestra merced.

updated FEB 24, 2010
posted by BellaMargarita
Ahh true, from the ancient spanish :D - Zizoun, FEB 24, 2010
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'Usted' is the polite usage of 'you' and you have to conjuge it with the 3rd person of the singular in verbs. "Ustedes" is the plural and you use the 3rd person of the plural in verbs smile.

As far as I know, is not a short form of other words.

updated FEB 24, 2010
posted by Zizoun
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