Grammar reference
Informal and formal you
tykanie a vykanie
Use ty with one person informally and vy for formal address or more than one person.
Core rule
What changes
Use ty with one person informally and vy for formal address or more than one person.
Formal vy uses plural verb forms; capitalize Vy, Vám, and Váš in letters to one formal addressee.
Pattern
Informal and formal address
- ty máš · informal singular
- vy máte · formal singular or plural
- Prepáč · informal / Prepáčte · formal
See it in use
Examples
- Ako sa máte? How are you? (formal) Practice this
- Prepáč, nerozumiem. Sorry, I do not understand. (informal)
- Prepáčte, nerozumiem. Sorry, I do not understand. (formal)
Source
Reference
Jazykovedný ústav Ľudovíta Štúra SAV ↗Full attribution on References.