What is the difference beteen 'usted, ustedes, tu, te, vosotros' as in when to use them???
It's confusing me, when to use them.
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Usted, ustedes, tu [I think you might mean tú], and vosotros are usually the subject of a sentence. Te is an indirect & direct object.
You'll use usted when referring to someone formal...say, your mom's boss. So if you want to tell your mom's boss he dances well, say "usted baila bien!"...I highly doubt you'd ever be in the situation where you'd tell your mom's boss that they dance well haha!
Ustedes is when you are talking to a big group of people. I learned ustedes as "you all" or informally, "y'all". So if you ask your friends if they want to eat, say "¿Ustedes quieren comer?"
Tú is an "informal you". So for example, if you ask a younger brother if he wants to ride his bike with you, say "¿Tú quieres montar su bicicleta conmigo?" however, if you did mean tu without the accent, it is just a pronoun of possession. so if you said your mom is pretty, say tu madre es bonita
Vosotros is "you" in Spain! My teachers skip over the vosotros form.
And te. If you wanted to say I love you, you'd say te amo (te meaning you, amo meaning i love). that's te in its indirect object form. I rarely ever hear te used as a direct object.
You will use "tú" when you know the person or if they are younger than you. You will use "usted" in formal occasions, to show respect to the person and if they are older than you.
"Ustedes" is just the plural of "usted". It is used when talking to a group of people (both formal and informal).
"Vosotros" is only used around Spain. It would be used to address a group of people in an informal situation.
"Te" is an objective pronoun and a reflexive pronoun.
Te amo, Te quiero. (objective)
I love you, I want (or love) you.
¿Te odias?, ¿Puedes verte? (reflexive)
Do you hate yourself?. Can you see yourself?
Didn't you ask this same question not too long ago?
